Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523941 - Employee Falls from Roof and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201523941 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/14/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316281203	02/14/2012	1761	238160	Jc Silva Remodeling Services Llc

Abstract: On February 14, 2012, two employees of were in the processes of removing and installing sky lights on the steep pitch roof of a condominium building. Shortly after one sky light was removed, one of the employees and the sky light fell between 30 and 40 feet off of the rear of the roof. The employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. At the time of the incident, there did not appear to be any type of fall protection system in place.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, INSTALLING, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316281203			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.