Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170123814 - Employee dies in fall through roof insulation

Accident Summary Nr: 170123814 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 10/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302487111	11/12/1999	1541	0	Shands Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing metal roofing material when he accidentally stepped onto the roof insulation instead of the metal roof. He fell approximately 17 ft onto a concrete floor and was killed. No fall protection system was in place.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302487111			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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