Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201773629 - Worker Is Killed by Fall Through Warehouse Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201773629 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 10/24/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314910035	10/24/2010	1761	238160	Labor Only Re-Cover, Inc.

Abstract: On October 24, 2010, Employee #1, a 32-yr-old male, was working on the partial demolition of a warehouse roof. In the midst of this activity, he fell 15 ft to his death through a weakened area of the roof. Unknown to the worker, the spot had been covered years earlier only with a waterproof tarp membrane. Prior to the fall, another worker had made only a cursory visual inspection of the roof.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, ROOF, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, WAREHOUSE, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314910035			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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