Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200643310 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200643310 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 09/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308066042	09/12/2005	1761	238160	Southwestern Roofing And Metal Inc.

Abstract: On September 10, 2005, Employee #1, a roofer, was the lead man on the installation of roofing times on a roof. The roof had a low pitch and was approximately 15 feet above the ground. As Employee #1 was pulling a hot tar spreader near an open edge of the roof, he fell off the roof. The contents of the tar spreader spilled on Employee #1, burning him. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital where he later died due to his injuries. The accident investigation revealed that there was no flag rail present on the side of the roof that Employee #1 was working.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, ROOF, RAIL, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HOT TAR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308066042			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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