Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200556785 - Employee Falls from Roof and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200556785 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314775446	12/16/2011	1522	236116	Roofing Louisiana General Contractors, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on December 14, 2011, Employee #1, with Roofing Louisiana General Contractors, LLC, was working on the roof of a two story apartment building. Employee #1 was applying roofing shingles around a chimney stack. The chimney stack was approximately two feet away from the edge of the roof. The pitch of the roof was 4:12. Employee #1 was not provided with fall protection. Employee #1 fell approximately 18 feet to the ground, causing fractures and, ultimately, death.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CHIMNEY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314775446			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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