Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116228461 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 116228461 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 07/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116228461	07/18/1997	1761	0	Ed Smith Contracting

Abstract: Employee #1 was marking the 6-in-12 roof of a two-story house before installing new shingles. He slipped and fell approximately 20 ft 11 in. Employee #1 was killed. No type of fall protection was in use.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116228461			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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