Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 898114 - Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 898114 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 09/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301796298	09/29/1997	1751	0	L&M Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and several coworkers, of L & M Contractors, Inc., were moving plywood on the roof of a McDonald's restaurant that was under renovation in Norfolk, VA. The plywood had just been delivered to the site by Powell McCellen Lumber Company, and eight sheets had been manually lifted onto the roof. While Employee #1 was moving and stacking the plywood onto the roof, he fell 12 ft 7 in. through a 2 ft by 2 ft roof drain hole that had just been cut and not yet covered. He landed on a concrete floor, suffered a severe concussion, and died.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301796298			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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