Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200171189 - Worker Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200171189 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 05/15/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317114759	05/16/2013	1761	238160	Independent Roofers And General Contractors Corp

Abstract: At approximately 8:10 a.m. on May 15, 2013, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, roofers employed by Independent Roofers and General Contractors Corp., were working at Building Number 46 of the Residential Nemesio R. Canales of Hato Rey, a multi-family residential development. They were performing waterproofing on the roof of the building. Employee #1 was walking backwards and approaching the roof edge while applying roof sealer with a roller. He fell off the roof and to the ground, a distance of 19 feet 2 inches. He sustained an unspecified fracture and was killed. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 was not using a personal fall protection system, and no other type of fall protection had been installed on the roof.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SEAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	19	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317114759			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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