Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14294524 - Employee killed in 38 ft fall from roof truss beam

Accident Summary Nr: 14294524 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 10/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125435743	10/15/1997	1751	0	Triumph Builders

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on October 15, 1997, Employee #1 was preparing to lay fireproof sheathing on the roof trusses beside the party/common wall of a townhouse under construction. He was standing on a 3-inch wide beam at the peak of the roof truss next to the party wall waiting for more sheathing to be lifted for placement, when he slipped and fell approximately 38 ft between the trusses and through the stairway openings, striking his head against the basement floor. Employee #1 was killed instantly. No stairs were installed in the stairway openings on the first and second floors. No fall protection was provided. It had rained that morning and the beam may have been slippery.

Keywords: HEAD, TRUSS, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WALKING ON BEAM

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	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125435743			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 38 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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