Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200200046 - Employee killed when struck by falling roll of roofing paper

Accident Summary Nr: 200200046 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/04/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109294298	04/05/1996	1742	0	Decor Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an 18-year-old laborer on his first day of work, was moving and erecting scaffolds. An employee of a roofing contractor was installing roofing paper on the roof of the project, and began to cut open a new roll. He was attempting to hold the paper with his feet and cut it open with a utility knife when the paper slipped away and rolled off the roof. It fell approximately 70 ft, striking Employee #1 on the head. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, PAPER ROLL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109294298			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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