Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202289286 - Employee drowned in pool after falling from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202289286 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302821467	09/30/1999	1711	0	Lawton Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: On May 20, 1999, Employee #1 was painting the second floor facial board while standing on the first floor roof. Employee #1 fell off of the roof to a concrete pool deck and filled swimming pool. Employee #1 was found floating in the pool. The medical examiner reported the cause of death as drowning. There were no witnesses to the event. It seems that Employee #1 either stepped off or fell off of the roof. The weather conditions were clear and warm.

Keywords: BOARD, ASPHYXIATED, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, POOL, FALL, DROWN, PAINTER, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	10	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302821467			Fatality	Asphyxia	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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