Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200262632 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200262632 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 04/11/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308976885	07/19/2005	5211	444110	Meadors Lumber Company, Inc.

Abstract: On April 11, 2005, Employee #1, a yard hand at a retail lumber store, was installing a roof on a new building for the company's new location. While kneeling near an unprotected edge, holding insulation down, Employee #1 apparently missed or misjudged the location of a purlin under insulation that had been installed. He fell approximately 20 ft onto a concrete floor, and was killed.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308976885			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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