Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200220226 - Employee killed in fall through duct chase opening in roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200220226 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 08/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309729184	08/13/2007	1761	238160	Jose Guadalupe Escobar

Abstract: On August 8, 2007, Employee #1 was installing roof trusses when he fell through a duct chase opening in the roof and then through the second floor ladderway opening, landing on the ground floor. He was transported to the hospital and was treated in the Intensive Care Unit for two days before he died. Employee #1 had removed the cover on the duct chase opening.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309729184			Fatality	Dislocation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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