Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675809 - Employee Falls Through Roof and Strikes Head

Accident Summary Nr: 200675809 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309430114	02/24/2006	1761	238160	John Cureton Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:14 a.m. on February 24, 2006, Employee #1 was removing and installing seam metal sheeting on the roof of a system-engineered metal building. The roof had a slope of 0.5 to 12 and was approximately 20 ft high. He fell through the roof and insulation in a vertical posture, landing with his feet on a work bench. The impact with the work bench caused his head to strike the cement floor. He was hospitalized and was pronounced brain dead on March 8, 2006.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, CARPENTER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, CONCRETE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309430114			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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