Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201052552 - Employee fell while repairing sylight opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201052552 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126070390	10/07/1999	1761	0	Bligh Pacific

Abstract: At about 2:00 p.m. on October 7, 1999, Employee #1, a 28-year-old male with over three years of experience as a roofer, was nailing the base of a skylight with its screen removed. The foreman heard a noise that he described as sounding like the ripping of paper. Employee #1 had fallen about 24 feet and landed on a concrete floor. A coworker suddenly saw Employee #1 coming down head first on an approximately 45 degree angle, landing straight on the concrete floor head first. He ran to the office, notified the Plant Superintendent, and summoned emergency medical services. A paramedic pronounced the victim dead at about 2:00 p.m. at the accident scene.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, STEEL, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, PIPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126070390			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.