Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202345179 - Employee Dies after Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202345179 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309020782	05/10/2005	1761	238160	Solar Shield Urethane Roof Systems Inc.

Abstract: On May 7, 2005, Employee #1 was working on a flat roof, removing old polyurethane foam roofing material in preparation for installing new roofing material. He was using a Toro electric blower to blow off the old polyurethane foam roofing materials. He was walking backward, looking over his right shoulder, when he stepped off the roof and fell onto a concrete slab. He received multiple body injuries, including fractures. He was taken via emergency medical transport to Lee Memorial Hospital, where he later died of cardiac arrest while in surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, CARDIAC ARREST, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309020782			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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