Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14506265 - FALL FROM ROOF EDGE

Accident Summary Nr: 14506265 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/02/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571926	05/07/1984	1761	0	Hi & Dri Roofing Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, WORKING IN A ROOF-EDGE MATERIAL HANDLING AREA, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING ROOFING MATERIALS WITH A DERRICK HOIST. THE HOIST WAS LOCATED AT THE ROOF'S EDGE. WHILE LEANING OVER THE EDGE OF THE ROOF TO ATTACH A BUCKET OF ASPHALT TO THE HOOK OF THE HOIST, EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO AN ADJACENT GROUP LEVEL, A DISTANCE OF 47 FEET. HE WAS KILLED. GUARDRAILS OR THEIR EQUIVALENT, OR A SAFETY BELT AND LIFELINE WAS NOT PROVIDED AS REQUIRED IN 1926.500 (G) (5).

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, ROOF, LIFELINE, SAFETY BELT, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571926			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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