Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 69350.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 69350.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 12/04/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1012123.015	12/04/2014		238160	Jm Best Connecticut Roofing Llc

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on December 4, 2014, Employee #1 was climbing a ladder to a roof that was reported to be wet. He stepped off the ladder onto the 6-12 slopped asphalt shingled roof and slid down the roof and fell from the edge, approximately 16.25 feet. Employee #1 suffered a blunt force trauma to his head and died.

Keywords: Fall, Head, Ladder, Residential Construction, Roof, Slippery Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1012123.015	34	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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