Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572146 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201572146 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304979818	08/08/2002	1799	0	Fowler And Peth Company

Abstract: On August 7, 2002, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working at a residential construction site in Keystone, Colorado. They were attempting to move some roofing materials that had been delivered the previous day, distributing them to all levels of the roof. Employee #1 accessed the roof near a turret and climbed onto the second-level roof, which was approximately 26 ft above the ground. The entire roof was covered by a water-proof liner. The coworkers stayed on the ground and were not watching Employee #1. Approximately five minutes into relocating the materials, it started raining. For some reason, Employee #1 fell. He was found by his coworkers lying on the ground about 12 ft from the edge of the building. Employee #1 was killed due to extensive head injuries. The turret had an anchor point and a lanyard attached to it, but Employee #1 had not tied into the lanyard.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304979818			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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