Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68094.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 68094.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 09/20/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
996047.015	09/21/2014		562910	Paulina Corporation

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on September 20, 2014, an employee was getting ready to cut a section of the roof using a Garlock Roof Cutter. The employee fell approximately 16 feet and 7 inches to the ground below with the roof cutter partially landing on top of him. The employee was not protected from falling and sustained an internal hemorrhage, multiple skeletal fractures, lung damage, and blunt trauma, resulting in his death.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Hemorrhage, Lung, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	996047.015	57	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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