Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771813 - Employee died from 33-foot fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201771813 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 10/27/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303398556	10/30/2002	1761	0	Coastal Roofing Inc.

Abstract: On October 27, 2002, Employee #1, sole proprietor of a roofing company, was working on a residential home, which was under construction. Employee #1 was attempting to climb from an interior stud wall to the roof of the house, approximately 33 feet high. For some reason, he fell to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized and pronounced dead.

Keywords: ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	33	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303398556			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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