Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202311155 - Two Employees Fall 30 Feet in Construction Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 202311155 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/12/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303917884	10/13/2000	1761	0	Collis, Inc. Dba Collis Roofing Co.

Abstract: Two employees were off-loading roofing material from a boom lift while on the roof of a three-story, condominium building. Upon completion of their task, the employees stepped onto the pallet on the boom lift to come down from the roof. The lift became unstable, tipping it over. The employees fell approximately 30 feet. One employee was fatally injured, the other suffered a broken leg.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, FRACTURE, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3	43	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303917884			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)
2	303917884			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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