Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201363298 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201363298 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 09/16/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311416630	09/17/2008	1761	238160	Mid Western Commercial Roofers,Inc

Abstract: On September 16, 2008, Employee #1 was replacing a section of roof on an existing building. Upon returning to work after a break, he did not use his body harness or lifeline. He fell 35 feet from the roof to the ground, and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311416630			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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