Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572773 - Construction Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201572773 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307526566	11/12/2004	1542	236220	Silver Plume Home Services Inc.

Abstract: On November 10, 2004, a construction employee worked at a historical building (silver mill) that was being renovated. The employee laid new rafters at the peak. A 2-inch-by-10-inch lumber board was set about 5 feet under the peak, running parallel to it. The employee was working on the 2 by 10, and was not wearing a fall protection device. It was snowing, and the board became slippery. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 25 feet. The accident investigation revealed that the employer and all employees had no training in fall protection or scaffold erection and use.

Keywords: BOARD, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, UNTRAINED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307526566			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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