Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171122989 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 171122989 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 08/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302793963	08/06/1999	1761	0	Residential Roofing Inc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on August 6, 1999, Employee #1 was part of a crew taking off a temporary cover from a large, flat roof. He was removing the hold-down tacks from the plastic sheeting when he lost his balance and fell 14 ft 2 in. onto concrete. Employee #1 suffered massive head trauma and was killed. He was not using any form of fall protection.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302793963			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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