Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 82776.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 82776.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 02/03/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1122618.015	02/04/2016		238130	Matthew Construction Company Inc.

Abstract: On February 3, 2016, an employee was returning from coffee break when he slipped getting onto the roof. The employee was climbing back onto the 5 pitch roof, when he slipped and fell head first. The employee was not wearing any fall protection, and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Roof, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	19	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1122618.015	57	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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