Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200033140 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Fiberglass Roof Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 200033140 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/28/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311371108	01/28/2008	1761	238160	Charles Gluth & Son Roofers, Inc.

Abstract: On January 28, 2008, Employee #1 was installing roofing materials on a garden center. The roof had alternating 4-ft-wide sections of corrugated metal decking and fiberglass panels. When Employee #1 stepped backwards from a metal panel, he fell 15 ft through a fiberglass panel and landed head-first on a concrete surface. He was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, ROOFER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311371108			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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