Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201343720 - Employee Suffers Cardiac Arrest on Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201343720 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 05/05/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113826416	05/06/2005	1522	236118	Castlewood Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On May 5, 2005, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working on the roof of a house. As he proceeded to walk across the roof, he suffered a heart attack and fell. A toe board interrupted his fall, and his coworkers were able to catch him. CPR was administered, and he was lowered to the ground. He was taken to the hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: ROOF, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIAC ARREST, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113826416			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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