Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 42862.015 - Employee falls from residential roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 42862.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 03/27/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
898300.015	03/27/2013		238160	Barralaga'S Roofing & Siding

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on March 27, 2013, Employee #1, employed by a roofing and siding company, was engaged in roofing work at a residential structure. He was installing a metal roof. Employee #1 climbed a ladder and set foot on the roof. He fell from the roof to compacted soil, a fall height of 20 feet. Employee #1 sustained a skull fracture and was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Residential Construction, Roof, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	898300.015	30	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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