Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14328595 - Employee killed when struck on head by 2,200 lb roof section

Accident Summary Nr: 14328595 -- Report ID: 0316110 -- Event Date: 08/08/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102901790	08/08/1990	3731	0	Newport News Shipbuilding And Drydock Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was scrapping (burning apart) a portable shed roof constructed of sheet metal and structural steel. The employee, contrary to the foreman's instructions, was under the roof section burning the angle iron that supported the roof. The roof section, weighing approximately 2,200 lb, fell on the employee. He sustained a closed head injury and died.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, DEMOLITION, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102901790			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters

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