Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201580834 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201580834 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 07/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303761761	07/11/2003	1751	238350	Ck Construction Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303761753	07/10/2003	1761	238390	Blue Mountain Mechanical, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303761779	07/10/2003	1541	236210	Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: In the morning of July 9, 2003, Employees #1 and two coworkers, the carpenters, finished cutting and framing three holes, measuring 5 ft 10 in. by 5 ft 3 in. in the roof above a welding shop. The holes were made for the installation of the ventilation fans. The openings were covered with plywood siding and the roof membrane was placed over that, and then loosely nailed. There was no marking on the plywood or membrane indicating that these were the hole covers. The nailing was loose enough that a person could pop the covers up by hand. Employee #1 went onto the roof to install larger curbs as part of a three man crew. The coworkers on a lower roof level were to lift the curbs up to Employee #1. They pushed the first curb up on to the higher roof level and Employee #1 pulled it in. When the coworkers pushed the next two curbs up they got no response from Employee #1, who was above. The coworkers went on up to the higher level roof to look for Employee #1. They found that one of the hole covers was removed and that Employee #1 fell into the hole and landed 32 ft on the concrete floor. He was killed. There were no nails found in the plywood or anywhere on the roof.

Keywords: CARPENTER, FALL, ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF OPENING, CONCRETE, FRACTURE, NAIL, ROOF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303761761			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	303761753	Fatality	Fracture	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
3	303761779			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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