Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 64030.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 64030.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 06/21/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
913428.015	06/21/2013		238160	James J. Mccullagh Roofing

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on June 21, 2013, an employee was performing roofing repairs while working from a roof bracket scaffold. The employee who was not using fall protection fell when an improperly constructed roof bracket scaffold collapsed. The employee was killed by impact with the ground.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Roof, Roof Bracket, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	913428.015	1	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 45 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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