Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14250476 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL THROUGH ROOF OPENING

Accident Summary Nr: 14250476 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/10/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2998706	09/11/1987	1542	0	Algernon Blair, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEARING WORK DEBRIS FROM THE ROOF OF A BUILDING. THE LEAD CARPENTER AND EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WERE ABOUT 6 FEET APART, WERE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION. THE LEAD CARPENTER HEARD A NOISE, LOOKED UP AND SAW A 4 BY 8 FOOT PIECE OF PLYWOOD IN A VERTICAL POSITION AGAINST A METAL VENT. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD FALLEN THROUGH A 3 BY 4 FOOT HATCH WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED BY THE SHEET OF PLYWOOD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED WHEN HE FELL 125 FEET TO A MUDDY FLOOR.

Keywords: ROOF, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2998706			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenter apprentices

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