Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 305023491 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 305023491 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 12/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305023491	01/02/2002	1791	0	Griffith Steel Erection, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305023533	01/02/2002	1731	0	D. W. Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305023541	01/02/2002	1741	0	Delta Electric, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305023558	01/02/2002	1721	0	Dynamic Drywall Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305023517	01/02/2002	1711	0	Krause Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305023509	01/02/2002	1531	0	National Contractors, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305023525	01/02/2002	1711	0	Tri-State Plumbing

Abstract: On December 21, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were laying roof decking. While sliding a 25-foot section of steel decking into place, he stepped back into an opening that had no decking. Employee #1 fell over 14 ft and was killed.

Keywords: DECKING, CONCUSSION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, ROOF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305023491	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	305023533			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	305023541			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	305023558			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
5	305023517			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
6	305023509			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
7	305023525			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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