Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401585 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 201401585 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/25/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127185056	03/25/1998	1791	0	Lemaster Steel Erectors

Abstract: The work operation was to remove an old roof and replace the roof on the existing barn. Employee #1 was told to go up onto the roof and work on the decking. Employee #1 fell 21-feet-8-inches from the roof to the cement floor and died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF DECKING, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000		21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127185056			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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