Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763778 - Worker Dies in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201763778 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/19/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315194993	01/20/2011	1541	236220	The Chuck Radney Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on January 19, 2011, Employee #1 and another employee, both ironworkers, and their supervisor were erecting a metal building. Both employees were on top of the building placing metal roof sheathing. Employee #1 fell from the roof 16 feet and landed on the concrete surface below. A fall protection system was not installed onto the roof structure to allow employees to attach their single lanyard. The employer provided a single lanyard to each employee and stated that employees were to secure their lanyard around the I-beam and or purlin of the roof structure. Emergency personnel arrived at the site and provided medical assistance. Employee #1 was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died from injuries he sustained.

Keywords: BEAM, ROOF, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315194993			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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