Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14424246 - Employee killed by fall from elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 14424246 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 09/16/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109525253	09/17/1992	1731	0	Woodruff Roofing & Sheet Metal Systems Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a roofer, was removing plywood from a flat roof and placing the wood into the elevated bed of a dump truck. The roof was 17 ft high; the truck bed was 16 ft high. The side of the truck was 15 ft from the building. The truck's side panel was lowered and a 1 ft by 24 ft scaffold board was placed between the side panel and the roof so Employee #1 could walk from the roof to the truck. Employee #1 was killed when he fell from the scaffold board to the ground.

Keywords: WORK RULES, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109525253			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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