Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170368682 - Carpenter Dies after Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170368682 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309064319	12/30/2005	1542	236220	Ancon Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on January 1, 2006, Employee #1 was cleaning snow off of a 5-in-12 pitched, hip style roof. He was wearing a personal fall arrest system (harness, rope grab, and a 4 ft lanyard). Employee #1 slipped and fell through an unfinished portion of the roof, 13 ft to a concrete floor slab. He died from head injuries 10 days later.

Keywords: HEAD, LIFELINE, CARPENTER, CLEANING, SLIP, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309064319			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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