Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 46068.015 - Employee falls from elevation while painting rafters

Accident Summary Nr: 46068.015 -- Report ID: 0936300 -- Event Date: 05/27/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
908814.015	05/28/2013		236220	Paramount Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 27, 2013, an employee was painting the metal roof columns, beams and purlins in preparation for a new roof on a two story building with heights ranging from 18 feet at the eave to 35 feet at the peak of the roof. Coworkers stated that the employee had complained to the supervisor about having a headache. The employee came back on the roof. He picked up a paint bucket, roller, and walked up a beam and then sat down on a 2 by 10. After about 10 minutes he stood up shakily and then fell approximately 24 feet to the concrete floor below and was killed.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Paint, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	908814.015	39	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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