Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200200764 - Employee killed in fall through insulation on roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200200764 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302557657	05/11/1999	1761	0	Benchmark Steel Builders

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a crew installing insulation and corrugated metal roofing on a low-sloped steel frame roof. The crew was laying out the insulation in front of them, then putting 3 ft wide sections of corrugated metal sheets on top of the insulation and securing both the insulation and the metal to the steel roof frame. Employee #1 crawled out onto the insulation and fell 16 ft onto a concrete slab. She suffered head injuries, from which she later died.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302557657			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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