Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200461655 - Employee is killed in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200461655 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 09/24/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306807629	09/24/2003	1721	238320	South Shore Pro Services

Abstract: Employee #1, the owner of South Shore Pro Services, jumped from a 22-foot-high roof he was working on to an adjacent tree. As he attempted to grab onto a branch of the tree, he cartwheeled and fell 11 feet to the bottom of the hill and was killed.

Keywords: ROOF, TREE, FALL, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306807629			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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