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Accident Summary Nr: 116299.015 - Employee reroofing residence is killed in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 116299.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 05/08/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1401262.01505/08/2019236115Kaytee Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on May 8, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in a reroofing project at a two-story residential building. He was standing on a roof jack and raking old shingles off the roof. He inadvertently pulled out the roof jack's anchor point with the rake. The roof jack fell, and Employee #1 fell with it. Employee #1 sustained fatal head and body injuries.

Keywords: Anchor, Cleaning, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Jack, Residential Construction, Roof, Work Platform
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Alteration or rehabilitation   2 20 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1401262.015 56 M Fatality Construction laborers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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