Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282902 - Employee Dies in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201282902 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311037899	02/14/2008	1791	238120	Jb Steel & Precast, Rigging & Erecting Welding Svc

Abstract: Two employees were installing metal decking on the roof of a building. They had finished work for the day and were taking a break to get some water. As one of the employees was returning to the work area, he started kicking something on the roof. The other employee yelled for him to stop because he was close to the edge of the decking. The first employee did not stop in time and went over the edge, falling 12.2 meters to the concrete. He died of injuries sustained in the fall. He had been wearing a harness, but without a connected lanyard.

Keywords: DECKING, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, INATTENTION

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	1	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311037899			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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