Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330447 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200330447 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 09/09/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102760873	09/10/1999	1541	0	Olaf Anderson & Son

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were installing roof sheeting on a single-tier steel structure. Employee #1 was pushing down on some insulation that had been dislodged by the wind when he fell off the leading edge of the roof, dropping approximately 29 ft to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, INSTALLING, ROOF, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SINGLE STORY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	102760873			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 29 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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