Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 59289.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 59289.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 12/27/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
963287.015	03/17/2014		238160	Four Winds Construction Llc

Abstract: At 11:50 a.m. on December 27, 2013, Employee #1 was working on a roof on a new construction site. The employee walked from the front of the building to the roof ridge, where he removed his fall protection to shed a layer of clothing. Employee #1 was found a few minutes later at the rear of the building on the ground. The employee had sustained blunt force trauma to his body in the fall and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, PPE, Rib, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	963287.015	41	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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