Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675536 - Employee Falls Through Roof Opening and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200675536 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/17/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308406255	06/17/2005	1761	238160	Care Sheet Metal & Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 17, 2005, employees were told to work on the roof of a warehouse under construction. Employee #1 was the first to climb the ladder to the roof. When he spotted a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of 0.75 in. plywood lying on the roof he picked up one side of the sheet and began pushing it. He then fell through the 3 ft by 4 ft hole that the plywood was covering. Employee #1 fell approximately 27 feet to the concrete floor and was killed.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308406255			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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