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Accident: 50446.015 - Employee Falls 22 Feet Through Roof Opening And Is Killed
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 928347.015 | 08/12/2013 | All Season Roofing & Restoration |
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 c oncrete floor.
Keywords:
concrete slab, fall, fall protection, fracture, head, inattention, installing, roof, roof opening, skylight, torso
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | 22 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 928347.015 | 43 | M | Fatality | Roofers | FallDist: 22 FallHt:22 Cause: Roofing FatCause: |