Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 601096 - EMPLOYEE DIES FROM FALLING FROM ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 601096 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109312298	04/03/1997	1761	0	S.W. Construction Specialists, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting and attaching plywood sheeting to a two story house under construction. He fell to his death from the pitch roof onto a concrete slab in front of the garage. The pitch roof measured 8 feet wide by 12 feet long.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109312298			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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