Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200553782 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200553782 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 02/24/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307601419	02/24/2005	1711	238220	Bernhard Mechanical Contractors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on February 24, 2005, Employee #1 and his coworkers were atop a newly constructed building. They were setting curbing around a roof deck opening in which an air conditioning system was to be installed. Employee #1 stepped on a piece of corrugated roof deck that was not secured in place and fell 30 feet to a concrete floor. He sustained concussions and was killed. It is not known whether he fell through the opening or off the roof. Fall protection was not being used during this work activity.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307601419			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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