Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960987 - Employee injured in fall from edge of roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200960987 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 05/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127375731	05/15/1997	1761	0	Lovett Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning a flat roof system. The roof had a number of parapets, some only 10 or 12 in. high and others as tall as 4 ft 8 in. Employee #1 was powerwashing the roof surface while his coworker was sweeping water into the roof drains. The coworker was too preoccupied with this and other duties to effectively monitor Employee #1. Employee #1 was working very close to the edge of the roof system when the hose line became entangled in his legs. He toppled over the 10 to 12 in. parapet and fell 24 ft to the ground.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ENTANGLED, COMMUNICATION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127375731			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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