Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14273221 - Employee dies in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 14273221 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 01/25/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103395430	01/30/1989	1761	0	Sunsite Design
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103395422	01/30/1989	1521	0	Tectonics

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was installing wood shingles on a 14:12 pitched roof with a ground to eave height of 19 ft. Roof brackets were in use but there was no catch platform installed. The employee was traveling along the roof edge on a roof bracket plank when he apparently lost his balance and fell to the icy ground. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOST BALANCE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103395430			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices
2	103395422					Occupation Not Listed

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