Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202317384 - Employee Fell from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202317384 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/20/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304706989	07/20/2001	1791	0	National Riggers & Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was decking a metal roof, when he fell 60 ft. Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness and a self-retracting lanyard, however, the lanyard did not activate until he had fallen 29 ft. At that time the self retracting lanyard cable broke and Employee #1 fell another 31 ft. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: ROOF, WIRE ROPE, LANYARD, METAL DECKING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304706989			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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