Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523867 - Employee Fatally Falls from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201523867 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 10/25/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315974048	10/25/2011	1791	238120	American Building, Llc

Abstract: On October 25, 2011 Employee # 1 and Employee #2 of American Building, LLC were working on a partial metal roof installing metal roofing panels that were approximately 34 feet long and 2 feet wide. As they were carrying the first panel onto the roof the wind caught the panel and blew Employee # 1 off the roof causing him to fall approximately 35 feet to the concrete below. Employee #1 struck his head on the concrete and was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Employee #1 was wearing a personal fall arrest system however his lanyard was not attached to anything.

Keywords: ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF PANEL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315974048			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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