Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872618 - Employee injured in fall when plank breaks, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 170872618 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125777383	02/04/1997	1761	0	State Center Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were completing a roofing job on a new house. The majority of the roof had been finished about four weeks earlier, and the only task that remained was to tie the roof into the recently-completed stucco. Employee #1 was carrying a gas-powered saw while crossing some planks left by the stucco crew. The plank broke under his weight and he fell onto the concrete sidewalk, striking his head when he landed. He suffered major head trauma died one week later.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, COLLAPSE, OVERLOADED, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125777383			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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