Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200331197 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200331197 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 08/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304205800	09/10/2002	1542	0	Martin Biegler Dba Three Seasons Tent Rental

Abstract: On August 23, 2002, Employee #1 was located on a scaffold, installing closure strips under sheet metal roofing along the eave of a building. For some reason, he stepped off the scaffold onto the top of the roof, and then stepped backward down onto a door overhang. With his right foot on the door overhang, he was lowering his left leg when his left pant leg became caught on the eave gutter. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell backward from the overhang, striking his back against it as he fell. This caused him to flip over as he dropped the 8 feet to the sidewalk, landing face down. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital in Mobridge, South Dakota, where he died two hours later.

Keywords: ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304205800			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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