Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201981081 - Employee Killed In Fall From Roof
Accident: 201981081 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 11/05/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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126986967 | 11/05/1997 | 1795 | The Salvage Depot, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 of The Salvage Depot, Inc., while removing plywood sheathing from a building material recovery and demolition project, fell 20 feet to the concrete flooring. Employee #1 and six coworkers had worked on the roof for several days prior to the fall, expanding the roof opening with each sheet of plywood sheathing that was removed. He was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
roof, demolition, roof decking, fall, concussion
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Demolition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | 20 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 126986967 | Fatality | Concussion | Sheetmetal duct installers | FallDist: FallHt:20 Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fall from roof |