Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201361763 - Employee Is Killed from Fall Off of Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201361763 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 03/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304313349	03/16/2002	1791	0	Kentucky Steel Erectors, Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were placing a sheet metal curb for a roof-top air conditioning unit on the roof of a 208,000 square foot Super Wal-Mart. Approximately 90,000 square feet of decking had been installed and the sheet metal curb was being placed immediately adjacent to the area not decked. The employees lost control of the curb and it fell through the opening. Employee #1 was killed when they also fell over the leading edge 27 feet to the concrete. No fall protection was in use.

Keywords: ROOF, SHEET METAL, PPE, ROOF DECKING, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304313349			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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