Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98009.015 - Employee falls through roof membrane and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 98009.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253573.015	08/09/2017		238160	Watson Companies Inc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on August 9, 2017, an employee was cutting an approximately 4 feet by 8 feet rectangular hole through a roof membrane and insulation materials so that employee could install a smoke vent into the hole. The employee fell approximately 35 feet from the roof to the concrete floor when the roof decking tore open and the employee fell through the opening. The employee was killed from the fall.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Roof Opening

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1253573.015	49	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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