Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360377 - Employee killed in fall through roof insulation

Accident Summary Nr: 201360377 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301032827	08/14/1997	1542	0	Hunter Fulton, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on August 5, 1997, Employee #1 was working with a crew on a 16 ft tall metal building. He was preparing to apply glue to the purlins when he lost his balance or footing and fell 15 ft 10 1/2 in. through the roof insulation to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was rushed to North Mississippi Medical Center, where he died at 5:45 p.m. on August 13, 1997. He had not been using any form of fall protection.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301032827			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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