Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082998 - Employee dies after fall from pitched roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200082998 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 07/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310186135	07/03/2007	1761	238160	Judson Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On July 7, 2011, Employee #1, age 17, was a summer worker for a roofing company when she fell 26 ft from the edge of a pitched roof onto a stone patio. She suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was airlifted to Hartford Hospital. Employee #1 remained in critical condition for four days before she died on July 11, 2011.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, ROOF, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310186135			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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