Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201342003 - Employee injured by fall through roof to concrete floor

Accident Summary Nr: 201342003 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/03/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303800171	08/06/2001	1761	0	Buckley Roofing Co., Inc.

Abstract: On August 3, 2001, Employee #1, a roofer, was performing steel roof replacement work on a flat, low slope roof by cutting out old sections of steel roof with a quickie saw for replacement with sections of new steel roof. Two employees were on the ground cutting replacement sections of roofing and two employees were on the roof. One employee on the roof was acting as a helper and Employee #1 was cutting out the old sections of steel roofing. He had made one cut and was making the final cut when the roof collapsed out from under him. Fall protection was available, but Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection at the time of the accident and fell 14 feet 7.5 inches through the roof to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, DEMOLITION, SAW, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303800171			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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