Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14225734 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 14225734 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 01/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303098883	01/31/2000	1761	0	Staton'S Home Improvement

Abstract: Employee #1 was sweeping a roof in preparation for putting down shingles on the south side of an apartment unit. He was at the peak of the 6:12 sloped roof and about 36 ft above the ground. Approximately 15 minutes later, the owner of the business did not see Employee #1 and began to look for him. He was found on the ground below the area where he was last seen. Employee #1 had suffered severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. There was no indication that any means of fall protection was being used.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	36	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303098883			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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