Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 43524.015 - Employee falls through roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 43524.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 04/15/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
901394.015	04/16/2013		238160	Childers Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on April 15, 2013, an employee was pulling a tape measure to get a measurement of the length of the roof panel. While walking from the roof ridge toward the north side of the roofd, the employee walked onto an area where a section of the metal roof had been cut, in preparation for its removal. The cut metal section was about 4 feet wide by 8 feet long and was laying on some horizontal perlins. The employee stepped on the cut metal roof section and one end of the roof panel flipped upward causing the employee to fall through the roof opening to the concretre floor below. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the upper body and internal injuries. The employee was killed from the impact with the concrete floor.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Roof, Steel Erection, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			1	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	901394.015	48	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause:

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