Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550382 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200550382 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301993143	10/08/1998	1541	0	Superior Service Company, Inc.

Abstract: On October 6, 1998, Employee #1, a superintendent, and a coworker were installing tin roofing on a building under construction. Employee #1 unhooked his fall protection harness and was walking just past the coworker when he fell between 35 and 40 ft from the roof and onto the metal flooring. He was transported to the hospital, where he died at approximately 5:00 p.m. from injuries sustained in the fall. Employee #1 and the coworker had been provided harnesses as a means of fall protection; the roof was not equipped with any form of guardrails or perimeter guarding.

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
Refinery		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301993143			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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