Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202494324 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202494324 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 10/13/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315915793	10/13/2011	1761	238160	West New York Restoration Of Ct, Inc.

Abstract: On October 13, 2011, Employee #1 was working on a construction project and he was assigned the task of installing anchors for a fall protection safety lifeline to be used on the roof of the building under construction. Employee #1 was working from a ladder that was positioned on a catwalk and he contacted live electrical wires. Employee #1 fell from the ladder and fell approximately 92 feet through the ceiling of the building and to the floor. Employee #1 was killed in the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315915793			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 92 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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