Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200261980 - Employee killed in fall from elevated work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200261980 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305902645	10/17/2002	1542	236220	Tilk, Inc.

Abstract: On October 16, 2002, Employee #1 was on a 20.5-ft-long, 18-in.-wide platform positioned 4 ft from an upper loft roof. While attempting to pull himself up onto the loft roof to install insulation, he apparently slipped or lost his balance. Employee #1 fell through an opening (approximately 7.5-ft-high, 19.5-ft-wide) between the lower roof and upper loft roof approximately 30 ft to the concrete ground inside the building, and was killed.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, ROOF, SLIP, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305902645			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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