Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200103505 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200103505 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 06/12/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313455453	06/17/2009	1761	238160	Joseph Carey Roofing & Construciton Corp.

Abstract: On June 11, 2009, an employee and the crew were installing a new roof to an existing building. This work had been continuous for approximately 1 year. A section of the metal deck and the insulation, adjacent to the new deck section recently installed, gave away, causing the employee to fall to the ground below. The employee fell 35-40 feet to the ground and was killed. A possible factor in the cause of the employee's death was potentially stepping onto the rusty preexisting roof section.

Keywords: ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, ROOF OPENING, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313455453			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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