Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200644938 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200644938 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 10/29/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314928300	10/29/2010	1761	238160	Metal Magic

Abstract: On October 29, 2011, Employee #1, a roofer, who was a new employee of two days, was working with coworkers to replace the metal roof of a building. He arrived for work after his coworkers and went up to the roof. All of the coworkers were wearing their harnesses and removing sections of the metal roof. He was told that he needed his harness and started back down from the roof to retrieve it. On his way down, he slipped and fell 24 feet through an opening in the roof. He was killed in the fall.

Keywords: ROOF, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, METAL SHEET, INEXPERIENCE, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314928300			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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