Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171038847 - Employee killed in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 171038847 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 08/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302168596	08/25/1998	1541	0	Suberizer Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was spraying a foam-type material on the board stock and trusses of a roof as a sealant. One of the corners of the board stock gave way and he fell approximately 25 ft through the roof to the ground. Employee #1 died as a result of his injuries. He was not using any form of fall protection system.

Keywords: ROOF, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302168596			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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