Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14435499 - Employee killed by fall from ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 14435499 -- Report ID: 0931500 -- Event Date: 06/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106360381	06/21/1988	1542	0	Bethlehem-Usa
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106360407	06/21/1988	1731	0	G & R Electric Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106360415	06/21/1988	1711	0	Ace Sprinkler

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were told to nail in place the top plate of the east wall. They were working from the top of the ceiling of the room below. The prefabricated ceiling, which had been lifted into place, consisted of 4 ft by 8 ft by 1/2 in. plywood sheets held in place by 16 eightpenny nails. Employee #1 stepped on a sheet of plywood that was held in place by only five nails and fell 25 ft to the concrete floor. He was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CEILING PANEL, NAIL, CEILING, UNSECURED PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106360381	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	106360407			Occupation Not Listed
3	106360415			Occupation Not Listed

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