Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170869572 - Employee Fell Off Three Story Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170869572 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125723163	09/25/2000	1761	0	Masters Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: A laborer was dumping roofing debris down a chute from the roof of a three story building. He stepped back to let a coworker go by with another load. He stepped on what he thought was a tarpaulin covering plywood. Instead, he fell through a roof opening 28 ft to the ground. Unbeknown to the laborer, there was no plywood under the tarpaulin. As the laborer fell through the roof opening, he grabbed the tarpaulin which slowed down his fall. He suffered a concussion and several lacerations and died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: COVER, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125723163			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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