Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460137 - Employee killed in fall from edge of roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200460137 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 01/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116301136	01/14/1997	1761	0	Lancaster Enterprises, Inc. Dba Orbit Roofing Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a section of new rubber roofing material near the edge of a 1 in 12 pitched roof. He fell 33 ft from the unprotected edge onto an asphalt parking lot. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	33	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116301136			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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