Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171111511 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 171111511 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 12/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310367578	12/13/2006	1761	238160	Mcguff Roofing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 13, 2006, Employee #1 was cutting a piece of roofing membrane for a lower level roof that measured 174 feet long by 112 feet wide and about 39 feet from the ground. The ground consisted of a concrete slab, mud, and a steel plate. As he completed cutting the piece of membrane, Employee #1 fell from the lower level roof over a parapet wall, measuring 22 inch high by 12 inches wide, to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	39	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310367578			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 39 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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