Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201992054 - Employee Dies in Fall Through Roof Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201992054 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 09/29/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309437689	09/29/2005	1751	238130	Sweetwater Group, L.L.C.

Abstract: At approximately 8:43 a.m. on September 29, 2005, Employee #1, a foreman, was inspecting a roofing project. He was examining horizontal cables and anchors for the fall protection system, when he backed into an 8 ft by 4 ft opening in the roof and fell 23 ft to the concrete floor. He was hospitalized and died.

Keywords: ANCHOR, ROOF, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, STRUCK AGAINST, SUPPORT CABLE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	23	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309437689			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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