Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200515534 - Roofer Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200515534 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 11/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316219260	12/12/2011	1761	238160	Md Exteriors Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316219252	12/12/2011	1751	238130	Boser Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on November 21, 2011, Employee #1, with MD Exteriors, LLC (a subcontractor of Boser Construction, Inc.), was installing steel panels on the 3-in-12 pitched roof of a building under construction. The roof trusses were spaced 12 ft apart and were connected to each other with 2 in. by 6 in. purlins mounted upright using joist hangers at 2 ft spacing. While carrying panels, Employee #1 walked up the purlins between the roof trusses. When a purlin failed, he fell approximately 30 ft to a concrete floor. Employee #1 died on December 7, 2011.

Keywords: HEAD, METAL DECKING, ROOFER, CONCUSSION, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316219260			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	316219252					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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