Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614807 - Worker Dies in Fall Through Roof Hatch

Accident Summary Nr: 201614807 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 06/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315659748	06/22/2011	1711	238220	Portland Mechanical Construction Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315662080	09/20/2011	2013	311612	Voget Meats Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m. on June 21, 2011, Employee #1, a 65-year-old male with Voget Meats Inc., was installing a compressor to a refrigeration unit on top of a flat roof, approximately 16 ft. high. Employee #1 went to the roof hatch and requested a bottle of water from a coworker below. The coworker went to the van to retrieve the water. Upon return, he found Employee #1 on the floor below. Employee #1 sustained a head, spine and rib injuries in the fall. Employee #1 was transported the hospital, where he died as a result of this event.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, HEAD, RIB, ROOF OPENING, ROOF, SPINE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315659748			Fatality	Fracture	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	315662080					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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