Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201086352 - Employee Is Killed When Wind Knocks Him Off a Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201086352 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/29/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306359365	08/29/2005	1541	236210	Style Line Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on August 29, 2005, Employee #1 was installing a 4-ft by 28-ft by 2-in. thick insulation board on a roof purling. He climbed off a scissor-lift platform to crawl on to the exterior wall where he could handle the board. A gust of wind thrust up, causing him to loose his balance. He fell approximately 30 ft and died.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, ROOF, FALL, LOST BALANCE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	31	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306359365			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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