Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202483525 - Employee Is Killed When Knocked from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202483525 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312284235	05/21/2008	1791	238120	Metal-Bilt Construction, Llc

Abstract: On May 20, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were part of a crew installing and securing metal roof panels. They were at the edge of the roof folding back pieces of insulation when a gust of wind blew an unsecured panel, which struck both workers and knocked them off the roof. Employee #1 fell over 18 ft to the finished concrete floor and was killed. The coworker grabbed onto an I-beam and hung from it until rescued by coworkers in a scissors lift. Neither was utilizing fall protection equipment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, INSTALLING, ROOF, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, METAL DECKING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312284235			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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