Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200551281 - Employee killed in fall through metal roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200551281 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303079420	03/07/2000	1761	0	A-Lert Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a roofer, was retrofitting a new metal roof at a power plant in Alexandria, LA, when he fell 34 ft through a hole cut for a ceiling fan. He was transported to Rapides Regional Medical Center, where he died.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, COVER, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303079420			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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