Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202463873 - Roofer Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202463873 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310194378	10/10/2006	1761	238160	Jacobs Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 16:56 p.m. on October 6, 2006, an employee was working for Jacob's Roofing, a roofing contractor, which installed residential and commercial roofing. The employee was working on a 10:12 sloped roof installing metal shingles. He was working on the south side of the roof about two feet down from the top of the roof, when the 2 in. by 2 in. furring strip broke. He fell 20.5 feet, from the gable to the ground, striking a 3 to 4-ft high wooden sawhorse. He was killed, and there were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310194378			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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