Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77895.015 - Employee Is killed In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 77895.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/04/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1075842.015	07/07/2015		238130	Longhorn Contractors

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on July 4, 2015, an employee was installing truss on a roof 34 feet from the ground and climbed down for a drink of water. When he returned to the roofline, the employee did not reconnect his harness to the lanyard and fell over the side of the building. The employee was killed upon impact with the ground.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Lanyard, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	34	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1075842.015	53	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 34 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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