Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200851301 - Employee killed in fall from flat roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200851301 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109894741	03/26/1999	1761	0	Tony'S Storm Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the flat roof of a three-story residential building, helping to measure the roof's size. He was walking backward with the tape measure when he tripped over a 20 in. tall parapet. Employee #1 fell backward 30 ft to the ground. He died of head injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, WORK SURFACE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109894741			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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