Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170785851 - Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170785851 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/24/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125870345	06/28/1999	1751	0	Van Der Haeghen Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was the foreman of a two-man crew that was installing wood curbs around the gymnasium roof openings for HVAC equipment at the Orinda (CA) Intermediate School. As the crew was cleaning up at the end of the day, Employee #1 picked up the plywood covering the southern most opening and fell approximately 33 ft through the hole onto the concrete floor. He sustained massive head and torso injuries and was transported by helicopter to the hospital, where he died later that same day.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, FALL, ROOF OPENING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125870345			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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