Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202497 - Employee Falls from Roof and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200202497 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 05/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307351726	05/10/2005	1542	236220	E.R. Mitchell Company

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on May 10, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were removing metal siding from the exterior of a building while standing on the roof. The employees were leaning against the safety cable when the eyebolt broke away from the concrete way causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 40 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was killed. The original report made no mention of any injury to the coworker.

Keywords: ROOF, SAFETY CONTROL LINE, ATTACHMENT PLUG, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307351726			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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