Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201371259 - Employee killed in fall from roof after slipping on frost

Accident Summary Nr: 201371259 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 10/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310230669	10/30/2007	1761	238160	Wng Construction

Abstract: On October 29, 2007, Employee #1 and two coworkers were off-loading bundles of shingles from the forks of an industrial truck onto the roof of a newly constructed townhouse. The roof pitch was approximately 8-in-12, and they were placing the bundles laterally across the ridge of the roof. Employee #1 was carrying a bundle to the center area when he stepped on a piece of tar paper that was covered with frost. He slipped and slid down the roof, coming off the eave's edge near the middle rear area of the building, and falling approximately 25 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to the Pocono Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead by the Monroe County Coroner's office.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310230669			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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