Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 743773 - Employee Killed By Fall From Roof Edge

Accident Summary Nr: 743773 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 08/26/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103894630	08/29/1991	1761	0	Hawaiian Improvement Corp

Abstract: At approximately 10:50 a.m. on August 26, 1991, Employee #1 was squatting within 6 in. of a roof edge where he and a coworker had finished removing the old wood roof shakes. Employee #1 was facing the open edge when he fell over. He grabbed the edge of the roof with his two hands, facing the house, but he couldn't hold on and fell approximately 23 ft to the sloping dirt ground. Employee #1 died of injuries to the base of his skull.

Keywords: fracture, roof, dismantling, work rules, construction, skull, fall, fall protection

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103894630			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers

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