Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14289698 - Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 14289698 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 10/01/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112397708	10/03/1991	1741	0	Chesapeake Masonry Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112397872	10/08/1991	1794	0	Ransones Nursury & Maintenance, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112397690	10/03/1991	1731	0	Montgomery Electric Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112397740	10/02/1991	1542	0	Huggins Construction Co.,Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112397732	10/03/1991	1761	0	J. D. Miles & Sons, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112397716	10/03/1991	1711	0	Village Mechanical Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112397880	10/08/1991	3273	0	R. R. Beasley, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on October 1, 1991, Employee #1 was laying sheets of insulation on a 90 ft square flat roof adjacent to a 29 1/2 in. by 35 3/4 in. opening. The roof opening had been covered with an unsecured sheet of 4 ft by 8 ft by 5/8 in. thick plywood. While placing the sheets of insulation, the employee accidentally displaced the sheet of plywood and fell 22 ft to the concrete floor. He died of severe head injuries on October 2, 1991.

Keywords: FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING COVER, HEAD, FALL, UNSECURED, ROOF OPENING, INATTENTION, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112397708			Occupation Not Listed
2	112397872			Occupation Not Listed
3	112397690			Occupation Not Listed
4	112397740			Occupation Not Listed
5	112397732	Fatality	Concussion	Roofers
6	112397716			Occupation Not Listed
7	112397880			Occupation Not Listed

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