Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981081 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 201981081 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 11/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126986967	11/05/1997	1795	0	The Salvage Depot, Inc.

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126986967			Fatality	Concussion	Sheetmetal duct installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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