Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14407381 - Employee killed in fall through unguarded roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 14407381 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 02/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123567885	02/22/1995	1791	0	International Precast & Steel

Abstract: At approximately 1:50 p.m. on February 15, 1995, Employee #1 was welding roof decking atop a newly constructed warehouse. His welding lead had hung up on a scrap piece of roof decking and he was walking backward attempting to unhook it when he stepped through a 5 ft by 6 ft roof opening and fell approximately 30 ft to a concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died later that evening from head injuries. The cause of the accident was that the company had not provided covers or standard railings around the approximately 50 roof openings in the roof.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123567885			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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