Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200640530 - Employee killed in fall while installing roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200640530 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/01/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300477221	05/05/1997	1541	0	Mack Whitaker Co.,Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker, and coworkers were installing a sheet metal roof on a structure under construction. They were positioning and securing sheet metal panels to the purlins that ran the length of the structure. Employee #1 was standing on one of the purlins while he and a coworker were positioning a sheet metal panel so it could be screwed into place. When the panel was in the proper position, he stepped off the purlin onto an insulation frame, and from there stepped backward off the structure. He fell 30 ft, landing on concrete, and was killed. Employee #1 was not using any form of fall protection.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300477221			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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