Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374015 - Employee Trips and Falls from Roof, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200374015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309803450	08/04/2006	1791	238190	Billy Strickland

Abstract: On July 27, 2006, Employee #1, the owner, was installing a piece of angle flashing under a gutter, at the edge of a roof, approximately 15 ft high. He tripped over the gutter that had just been removed, fell onto the roof and rolled off onto the sidewalk. Emergency medical assistance responded, and he was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 died one week later from the injuries.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, TRIPPED, FALL

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	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309803450			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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