Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408713 - Employee Falls Installing Roof Sheathing and Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201408713 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/26/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317218774	11/27/2013	1521	236115	Daniel Szabo

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on November 26, 2013, Employee #1, with Daniel Szabo, was working, with coworkers, installing roof sheathing on a new residential home project. The roof pitch was ten to 12. Employee #1, and one coworker, were working together on one side of the home. Then, Employee #1 slid off the roof and fell approximately 30 feet to the frozen ground below. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of his injuries, which included an unspecified fracture. Employee #1 died three days later, after being hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, CARPENTER, FALL, FROZEN, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317218774			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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