Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200677524 - Employee Falls from Roof, Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200677524 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312146293	09/20/2008	1761	238160	Southern Certified Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:25 p.m. on September 20, 2008, Employee #1 was working on the flat roof of a commercial building, which was approximately, 6000 square ft. The employee was working with coworkers, spraying a foam coating on the roof parapet which was approximately 2-ft high. The employee was standing at the edge of the roof holding a 4-ft x 4-ft piece of rigid foam insulation, which was being used to block the sprayed foam from going over the roof edge. He was near the corner of the building. He stepped backwards; he tripped over the parapet and fell 25 ft. Employee #1 was killed. The employee had not been provided with fall protection.

Keywords: ROOF, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, THERMAL INSULATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312146293			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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