Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880482 - Employee killed in fall through roof hatch

Accident Summary Nr: 200880482 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 11/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302693015	11/02/2000	1761	0	Hughes Roofing Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was inspecting a roof for leaks before the start of a repair job when he fell into the roof hatch through which he had just climbed. He fell 20 ft onto the sixth-floor landing, sustaining head injuries from which he later died.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, ROOF, HATCH, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302693015			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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