Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202232 - Employee dies in fall from wet roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200202232 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307345140	04/28/2004	1761	238160	Patran Enterprises, Incorporated

Abstract: On April 28, 2004, Employee #1, a supervisor, went on the roof to get ready to have the metal roof lifted up and stored on the roof decking. He did not attach the available horizontal life line to his harness and he walked onto the 4-12 pitch decking. The deck had been dried-in with felt paper but was wet with early morning dew. He slipped on the wet surface, fell 42 ft to the ground, and died.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, ROOF, PPE, STRUCK AGAINST, WET OPERATION, LANYARD, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307345140			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 42 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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