Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14300370 - Employee dies of complications after fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 14300370 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 07/16/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2640613	07/16/1985	1761	0	Buck Roofing Co

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 16, 1985, Employee #1 was laying tile roofing on a second roof. The roof was wet from rain earlier that morning, and Employee #1 apparently had mud on his shoes. He was walking backward down toward the eave when he apparently slipped and fell backward. He rolled down and fell about 10 1/2 ft onto a pile of lumber and plastic sheets on the ground. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures of his right chest. He remained in a coma until he died at 12:20 p.m. on July 23, 1985, of a blood clot in his brain.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WALKING BACKWARD, CIRCULATORY BLOCKAGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2640613			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers

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