Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202126678 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202126678 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 08/24/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313498495	08/25/2010	1761	238160	Spray Polyurethane Foam

Abstract: On August 24, 2010, Employee #1 was applying an acrylic roof coating on a building roof, when a section of the roof gave way because of corrosion. Employee #1 fell through the roof and landed on a concrete surface 30 feet below. Employee #1 was killed as a result of the injuries she sustained.

Keywords: ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, CORROSION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313498495			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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