Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200674893 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200674893 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/31/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307298620	05/31/2004	1761	238160	M & L Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: On May 31, 2004, Employee #1 was working on a roof that was about 21 ft high at a 5:12 pitch. The work was being performed in the middle of the roof on a flat area, which was protected by parapet walls. Though the workers were not working on the sloped area of the roof that day, they did access the roof via extension ladders. One ladder extended from the eave to the ground, another ladder was placed in the bed of a high-lift truck and extended to the eave. Employee #1 and coworkers brought supplies from the truck to the flat portion in the middle of the roof. After completing the work for the day, Employee #1, who was not protected by fall protection, walked the sloped portion of the roof and attempted to push the extension ladder into the truck. While doing so, he lost his balance and fell. He died of blunt trauma and a broken neck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, ROOF, WALL, TRUCK CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307298620			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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