Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202013199 - Employee killed from 45 foot fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202013199 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 09/24/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302802129	09/24/1999	1542	0	Mariani Restoration Roofing Co.

Abstract: At approximately 1:40 p.m., two employees were working on the gutter system of a 35-degree-pitched roof from an erected scaffold. The ground-to-eave height was approximately 45 ft. Employee #1 was attempting to install roof felt and the coworker was waterproofing materials around the gutter system. While working on the eastern edge of the platform, which was not protected with a guardrail system, Employee #1 fell to the ground and died.

Keywords: ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	4	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302802129			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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