Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672442 - Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200672442 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/05/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303182604	05/08/2000	1771	0	Garmon Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew forming a roof parapet on a school building under construction for Miami-Dade County. Just before quitting time the day before, the superintendent had told him to cover an approximately 3 ft by 2 1/2 ft opening in the roof. The next morning, the superintendent found that the hole had not been covered, so he again told Employee #1 to cover it. He placed a 4 by 8 sheet of plywood over the hole, but he did not secure it. Around mid-morning, Employee #1 needed a piece of plywood and, although he had a stack of plywood available, he picked up one end of the plywood hole cover. As he was lifting it, he walked into the hole and fell approximately 25 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, COVER, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303182604			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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