Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 46408.015 - Employee falls from roof hole and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 46408.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 06/14/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
911962.015	06/14/2013		238160	Brian'S Home Improvements, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:17 a.m. on June 14, 2013, an employee was removing screws from existing roof panels when he stepped off the roof panel and through insulation between 2 wooden trusses. He fell approximately 23 feet 6 inches to the concrete floor below. Fall protection was not being used. The employee was moving side ways horizontally across the roof while using a battery operated drill gun to remove the screws from the existing panels, when he stepped off the last panel and fell between the 2 trusses which were approximately 4 feet apart. The employee sustained a crushed skull and he was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Roof, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	911962.015	44	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 23 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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