Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 66810.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 66810.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 08/23/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
991761.015	08/25/2014		238160	Keen Commercial, Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on August 23, 2014, Employee #1, a roofer, was working with two coworkers on the roof of a building. The employee and the coworkers were running hot tar, clearing debris from the roof and bringing the debris to the roof's trash chute. Employee #1 and one of the coworkers were carrying a board with a drying tarred mop to the edge of the roof so that they could throw the board into the dumpster. The employee and coworker were standing at the unprotected edge, away from the trash chute, and swung the board toward the dumpster. As they released the board, Employee #1 lost his balance, went over the edge and fell 35 feet into a ground level window well. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to his head and torso and was killed.

Keywords: Dumpster, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Hot Tar, Lost Balance, Roof, Roofer, Torso, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	991761.015	34	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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