Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082378 - Employee Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200082378 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 10/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308274596	10/21/2005	1761	238160	All Steel Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the leading edge approximately 40 feet above ground level while installing a standing-seam metal roof system. Employee #1 disconnected his lanyard from the .38-in. wire rope horizontal lifeline to go to another part of the roof. When the employee was walking, he slipped and fell to the ground, and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308274596			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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