Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200103109 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200103109 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/26/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312545213	08/26/2008	1761	238160	T&F Systems Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 28, 2008, an employee was working to remove roofing material to prepare the roof in order to install a new roofing material. A coworker, who was watching and working with him to remove, saw the material, Tectum, break and the employee fall through the roof. The employee fell to the floor, striking his head as he landed and was pronounced dead at the worksite. At the time of the accident, employees were working on a roof and exposed to falls of more than 6 feet.

Keywords: ROOF, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312545213			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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