Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85638.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed when winch cable brea

Accident Summary Nr: 85638.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/21/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1150895.015	05/25/2016		531110	Jefferson 2450 Llc

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on May 21, 2016, two employees were using a winch to lift the condenser of a 2 - ton AC unit onto a two story building. The condenser would not clear the eve of the roof. Employee #1 leaned out to push the condenser out using the wire rope of the winch. The wire rope broke causing the Employee #1 and the condenser to fall a distance of approximately 18 feet. Employee #1 was killed when he struck his head on the concrete below.

Keywords: Fall, Roof, Winch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1150895.015	36	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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