Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170390561 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Second-Story Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170390561 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 06/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308739374	06/22/2005	1761	238160	Ron Schmucker/Art Bruce

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 21, 2005, Employee #1 was standing on the second-story roof of a private residence, inspecting a replacement roof membrane, which was to be overlaid with the red, half-round, clay roofing tiles that had previously been on the roof. For some reason, he fell. He traveled a distance of approximately 24 feet, landing on a four foot by eight foot sheet of oriented strand board (OSB) that was covering a stack of previously removed red, half-round, roofing tiles. As he landed, he struck his head on the oriented strand board. He sustained a fracture to his head. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, FALL, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308739374			Fatality	Fracture	Trade and industrial teachers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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