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Accident: 201763778 - Worker Dies In Fall From Roof
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315194993 | 01/20/2011 | 1541 | The Chuck Radney Company |
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.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | 16 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 315194993 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt:16 Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Fall from roof |