Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462117 - Roofing Contractor Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200462117 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 12/02/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309572386	12/04/2006	1761	238160	Cunin Construction

Abstract: On December 2, 2006, Employee #1 was on his first day on the job, working for a roofing, siding, and sheet metal contractor. He was installing a roof ending intended to prevent the formation of ice dams. Although a harness, a lanyard, and a rope were available on the roof, Employee #1 was not wearing the harness and lanyard. No slide guards had been installed along the lower leading edge of the roof adjacent to the eaves, either. Employee #1 lost his footing and slipped off the roof from a height of 34 feet. He landed head first on the ground, and he was killed, due to a head concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, PPE, ROPE, LANYARD, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, SLOPING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	34	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309572386			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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