Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408622 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201408622 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/25/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316161934	02/25/2013	1761	238160	Jd Candler Roofing Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:01 a.m. on February 25, 2013, Employee #1 was performing removal and repair on the roof of a large commercial storage building. The roof had deteriorated sections of metal decking in multiple locations of the roof. The employee was walking and removing plywood from a section of the roof. Employee #1 fell 22 ft through the deteriorated deck to the concrete floor below. Employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: REPAIR, ROOF, WALKING SURFACE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316161934			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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