Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170239792 - Employee killed in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170239792 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 12/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115411324	12/20/1995	5211	0	Christine L Johnson Dba Pole Bldg Specialists Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 19, 1995, Employee #1 was reroofing a building in Bellingham, WA. Because the vertical lifeline that was part of his fall protection system would not reach the roof access ladder, he disconnected himself from the lifeline. While walking backward toward the ladder, he stepped on part of the old corrugated fiberglass roofing. He fell approximately 20 ft through the roof and onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 died the next day.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, ROOF, WORK RULES, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115411324			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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