Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202327979 - Employee died from injuries sustained from fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202327979 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 11/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305989287	11/06/2002	1751	0	Onasys Rodriguez

Abstract: Two employees were installing 4-ft-by-8-ft sheathing on the roof of a three-story apartment building. The employees were not using personal protective equipment and no slide guards had been installed on the bottom row of the roof sheathing. The employees had installed three rows when a piece of sheathing started to slide off the roof. One of the employees grabbed for it and slipped and fell 27 ft 8 in. to the ground. He landed on his head and died four days later as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305989287			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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