Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203528 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201203528 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 11/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310732342	01/30/2007	1761	238160	Jon F Luscher

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 14, 2006, Employee #1 was working on a roof with a pitch of 5 to 12 that was covered with wooden shakes that were old and slick. As he was performing his assigned tasks, Employee #1 slipped and fell about 17 feet to the ground, striking a wooden patio table with the back-side of his torso and a wooden deck with his head. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital, where he later died due to severe head trauma. The accident investigation revealed that there was no fall protection in use on the portion of roof where Employee #1 was working.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, CONCUSSION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310732342			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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