Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14495253 - Employee killed in fall from two-story roof

Accident Summary Nr: 14495253 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 12/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100583673	12/12/1988	1761	0	Davis Brothers Roofing Company

Abstract: Employee #1, age 14, was helping his employer replace damaged wood shake ridge caps on the roof of a two-story residence. He had just brought up more replacement ridge cap material and was moving just below his employer when he stepped on a piece of old ridge cap material in the metal valley of the roof, slipped down the valley, and fell 17 ft 4 in. from the roof eave to a concrete walkway. He sustained several fractures, including a skull fracture and associated brain hemorrhage, and lost consciousness. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died 24 hours later without regaining consciousness.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HOUSEKEEPING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100583673			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.