Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202074977 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Roof Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202074977 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305679789	07/17/2002	1761	0	Bowman Roofing And Sheet Metal Company

Abstract: On July 17, 2002, Employee #1 was assisting two coworkers in removing roof fans and curbing from a roof. He was lifting some roof curbing when he stepped into a roof opening and fell approximately 30 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed. None of the workers were using any form of fall protection.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF, DISMANTLING, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305679789			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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