Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201165495 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201165495 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300866480	01/22/2004	1761	238160	Midwest Roofing Co Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on January 22, 2004, Employee #1, a laborer with Midwest Roofing Co., Inc., was removing and replacing plywood roof sheathing. As he lifted a piece of plywood, Employee #1 stepped on a 2-in. by 4-in. roof joist. When the joist failed, he fell 30 ft through a roof opening to the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained a head injury and was killed. The accident was caused by failure of Employee #1 to wear personal fall protective equipment and failure of the employer to properly train its employees regarding fall protection.

Keywords: HEAD, JOIST, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, WORK RULES, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	1	21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300866480			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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