Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200355865 - Employee Struck by Insulation Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200355865 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310503438	01/26/2007	1761	238160	Roof Ply Inc

Abstract: On January 25, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a roofer. He was securing 4-foot by 8-foot by 1.5-inch sheets of foam insulation to a roof with screws. He was working within 2 feet of the edge of the roof. His employer had chosen to use a warning line and safety monitor for fall protection. The monitor was standing approximately twenty feet from Employee #1. A gust of wind picked up a loose sheet of the insulation, blowing it toward Employee #1 and striking him. He went backward over the edge and fell thirty-five feet to his death.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, ROOF, WARNING LINE, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310503438			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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