Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 50446.015 - Employee falls 22 feet through roof opening and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 50446.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 08/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
928347.015	08/12/2013		238160	All Season Roofing & Restoration

Abstract: At 8:50 a.m. on August 11, 2013, Employee #1 was helping to apply insulation to the building roof. The employee was applying pressure to the insulation while a coworker screwed it down to the roof. As he was backing up, applying pressure to the insulation, the employee fell 22 feet through an open skylight. Employee #1 was killed from blunt force trauma to his head and torso when he struck the concrete floor.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Inattention, Installing, Roof, Roof Opening, Skylight, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	928347.015	43	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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