Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202220224 - Employee killed in fall from eave of roof to ground

Accident Summary Nr: 202220224 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 10/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
117911677	10/16/2001	1761	0	S & J Roofing

Abstract: On October 16, 2001, Employee #1, a roofer, was working on a pitched roof when he fell 35 ft from the eave to the ground. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he died at 5:30 a.m. the next day. Employee #1 was not using any form of fall protection.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	117911677			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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