Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119700.015 - Supervisor/Owner Is Impaled, Killed In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 119700.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1429734.015	08/31/2019		238160	E.J.J. International Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on August 31, 2019, Employee #1, the Supervisor/Owner of a constru ction company, was supervising roofing work at a two-story residential structure . As he attempted to climb down, he fell and was impaled on a Baker Scaffold on ground level. The Supervisor/Owner was killed.

Keywords: descending, fall, fall protection, impaled, residential construction, roof, scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1429734.015	51	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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