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Accident: 601096 - Employee Dies From Falling From Roof

**Accident: 601096 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/11/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
109312298	04/03/1997	1761	S.W. Construction Specialists, Inc.

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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	109312298			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:20 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Fall from roof

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