Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170670822 - Employee killed in fall after suffering heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 170670822 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/05/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18003871	12/06/1995	7312	0	Metropolitan Advertising Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing sheet tin roofing on a newly constructed 16 ft long by 8 ft wide by approximately 12 ft tall open-sided shed. As he was nailing down the next to last sheet of roofing, he apparently suffered a heart attack. He attempted to stand up, lost his balance, and fell head first from the edge of the roof onto a concrete driveway. Employee #1 was killed. Under current OSHA Standard 3.1, Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines for Residential Construction (December 8, 1995), fall protection was not required.

Keywords: HEART, INSTALLING, ROOF, HEART ATTACK, ROOFER, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18003871			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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