Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200040293 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200040293 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 05/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300046356	05/06/1997	1742	0	Mbi Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the roof of a building under construction. He was sitting on a large reel of insulation when the reel rotated and he was pitched off the roof. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300046356			Fatality	Fracture	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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