Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200359362 - Employee Is Killed In Fall Through Tornado Damaged Roof

**Accident: 200359362 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/22/2011**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
315450023	06/23/2011	1542	Gilbane, Inc. Dba Gilbane Cat-Response

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 22, 2011, Employee #1, a catastrophe response employee, was walking on the roof of a building damaged by a tornado. As he was walking on the damaged roof, he stepped on an unseen damaged/weak area of the roof, broke through, and fell approximately 20 feet to the VCT covered slab below. He died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: roof collapse, roof, fall

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	315450023			Fatality	Fracture	Construction inspectors	FallDist: FallHt:20 Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fall from roof

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