Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170161103 - EMPLOYEE DIES AFTER FALL FROM ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 170161103 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/21/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112001797	08/24/1990	1761	0	West Coast Roofing

Abstract: AT ABOUT 4:30 PM ON AUGUST 21, 1990, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LAYING 40-POUND ROOFING PAPER, 22 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, ON A 6:12 PITCHED ROOF THAT WAS SHEETED WITH PLYWOOD. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ROLLING THE ROOFING PAPER FROM THE TOP OF THE GABLED ROOF TO THE ROOF'S EAVE WHEN HE FELL FROM THE EDGE TO THE GROUND BELOW. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES. MEDICAL AID WAS CALLED, AND HE WAS TAKEN TO SHARPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BY LIFE-FLIGHT. EMPLOYEE #1 REMAINED IN SERIOUS CONDITION UNTIL HE DIED ON AUGUST 26, 1990 AT ABOUT 10:26 AM.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112001797			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers

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