Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202311353 - Employee fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202311353 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304264781	03/01/2001	1721	0	Frank Robinson Dba Robinson'S Painting

Abstract: A painter took a contract to patch and paint the roof of a metal warehouse building. The crew/company size was two persons. The employee in the warehouse was using a pole to indicate the locations of the holes to the employee on the roof. While marking the holes with a spray can of marker fluid, the employee stepped onto a green fiberglass panel, set flush in the roof, that served as a skylight. The employee fell 30 feet onto a concrete floor. The employee died of his injuries received in the fall.

Keywords: SPRAY PAINTING, PAINT, FALL, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304264781			Fatality	Concussion	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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