Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351590 - Employee Falls from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201351590 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303986301	09/04/2001	1791	0	Hollis Steel Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303986434	09/04/2001	1542	0	Trammell Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303986426	09/04/2001	1611	0	Gulf-Atlantic Constructors

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were on the roof of a single-tiered metal building installing the metal roof deck. Neither Employees #1 nor #2 were wearing personal fall protection. There was no fall protection provided for the elevated area. When Employee #1 attempted to secure a piece of insulation onto the roof, he knelt, lost his balance, and fell to his death. The building was measured to be 125 ft by 373 ft, and was 40 ft high.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, METAL DECKING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ROOF, BUILDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303986301	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	303986434			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	303986426			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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