Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 6297.015 - Employee killed in fall from roof.

Accident Summary Nr: 6297.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 01/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
190585.015	01/30/2012		236220	Tlw Investments Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on January 27, 2012, Employee #1 and five coworkers were re-roofing a golf course club house 12 by 12 sloped roof. On top, of the roof, Employee #1 was cutting wood sheathing, with a circular saw. Employee #1 would cut the piece of sheathing and then hand it over to another coworker on the roof who would install the sheathing by nailing it down. None of the six employees performing sheathing operations were wearing any type of fall protection. Employee #1 had finished cutting the wood sheathing and was handing it over to another coworker, when he lost his balance and fell approximately 24.4 feet. During the fall, the Employee #1's body made contact with a pile of wood planks on the ground. Employee #1 was killed from head injury, contusions and fractures to the body. The weather conditions did not appear to be a contributing factor to the fall.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	190585.015	28	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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