Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 658344 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 658344 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 10/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109853317	10/21/1998	1761	0	William Mehl Carpentry

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a vinyl strip at the edge of the roof line when he leaned out too far and the roof bracket failed. Employee #1 fell approximately 24 ft to the ground and was killed. It was subsequently deduced that the anchoring nail had either been nailed into a bad piece of plywood or had missed the truss entirely.

Keywords: ROOF BRACKET, ROOF, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109853317			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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