Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14544563 - Employee killed in fall from edge of flat roof

Accident Summary Nr: 14544563 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 12/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109358309	12/02/1992	1761	0	Liquid Control Systems

Abstract: Employee #1, a roofing foreman, had mopped hot tar on a flat roof so that a coworker could apply 4 by 4 ft sheets of insulation. Employee #1 was near the edge of the northeast corner of the flat roof, which was not guarded. He was not wearing a safety belt and lanyard. Employee #1 pushed the hot tar kettle away and turned to get a piece of insulation to hand to his coworker, but stepped off the roof edge with his right foot. Employee #1 fell 7 to 10 ft, bouncing off horizontal pipes and falling onto a concrete ramp near the ground. Employee #1 was transported by helicopter to the hospital and died there the following day.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, ROOFER, FALL, CONCUSSION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109358309			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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