Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344925 - Employee is killed by fall while exiting roof during a storm

Accident Summary Nr: 202344925 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308253798	09/17/2004	1761	238160	Metal Roofing Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On September 16, 2004, Employee #1 was working in a multi-family structure when a rain storm hit the site. Employee #1 was getting off the roof, without using fall protection, when he slipped and fell approximately 35 feet to the ground. Employee #1 received fatal fractures from the fall.

Keywords: STORM, FRACTURE, HEAD, SHEET METAL, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	46	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308253798			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 46 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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