Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 59589.015 - Employee falls 11 feet off roof and dies the next day

Accident Summary Nr: 59589.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/31/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
955572.015	01/02/2014		238170	Wilder Construction

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on December 31, 2013, Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing siding material on the roof of a newly constructed two story house. One of the coworkers was using a scaffolding plank at the rear of the house while Employee #1 was attempting to secure a J channel to the outside wall. Employee #1 fell 11 feet from the roof onto the ground below. The second coworker contacted emergency medical personnel and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he died the following day as a result of severe trauma to his head.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Residential Construction, Roof, Scaffold, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	955572.015	37	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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