Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360344 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201360344 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 07/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301032082	07/03/1997	1761	0	Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a temporary worker hired through a labor provider, was on his first day of the job. At the time of the accident, the employees of the roofing contractor were taking a break. During this time, the person in charge was squatting in the corner of the roof with his arms resting on the parapet wall, which varied in height between 28 and 32 in. At some point, Employee #1 fell approximately 33 ft from the unprotected roof, and was killed. No warning line had been erected for the portions of the roof greater than 50 ft in width. The person in charge had been assigned other tasks in addition to monitoring the employees.

Keywords: ROOF, WARNING LINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	33	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301032082			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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