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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14341812 - Employee Killed When Roof Collapses

**Accident: 14341812 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/13/1989**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
18297788	11/28/1989	1542	Wetzel Construction, Inc.

Employee #1 was demolishing a gas pump island overhang. He was standing on the overhang using a sledge hammer to break off parts when he misjudged the effect of striking where he was standing causing a misbalance of the weight of the overhang. The overhang tore loose from the building and collapsed, throwing Employee #1 to the ground where he sustained bodily injuries resulting in his death.

Keywords: roof collapse, roof, demolition, collapse, fall

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	18297788			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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