Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14410096 - Employee Dies In Fall From Second-Story Roof

**Accident: 14410096 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 07/21/1988**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
106859515	12/09/1988	1751	James Mcfarland

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 21, 1988, Employee #1 and four coworkers were decking the second-story roof of a house, when it started to rain. At approximately 2:30 p.m., the four coworkers came down from the roof because of the slippery conditions. Employee #1 continued to work, nailing the last piece of decking in place when he slipped and fell to the wet ground. He suffered a broken neck and was transported by EMS to Polly Ryan Hospital in Richmond, TX. He was pronounced dead at 3:56 p.m.

Keywords: decking, guardrail, roof, work rules, slip, construction, fall, fall protection, neck, slippery surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	106859515			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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