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Accident: 117293.015 - Employee Dies After Fall From Roof
Accident: 117293.015 -- Report ID: 0355125 -- Event Date: 06/03/2019 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1406343.015 | 06/03/2019 | Vikor Barrier Corp | |||||
| At 11:00 a.m. on June 3, 2019, Employee #1 and two coworkers, employed by a roof ing company, were making repairs to the roof of a two-story single family home. The coworkers were on the ground and picking up debris from the repair operatio ns. Employee #1, who wore no fall protection, was on the roof and setting up a chalk line. According to a coworker's subsequent statement, Employee #1 was ben t over with his back facing the unguarded edge of the roof when he lost his bala nce and fell to the street. Fall height was approximately 24 feet. Emergency s ervices were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was tr eated for multiple injuries, including multiple rib fractures, multiple spinal i njuries, bleeding in the liver and kidneys, and major brain trauma. He died at the hospital on June 20, 2019. | |||||||
Keywords:
brain, fall, fall protection, fracture, guardrail, hemorrhage, kidney, liver, lost balance, repair, residential construction, rib, roof, spine
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | 2 | 24 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 1406343.015 | 20 | M | Fatality | Roofers | FallDist: 24 FallHt:24 Cause: Roofing FatCause: |
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