Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14465447 - Employee Killed In 83 Ft Fall From Corrugated Roof

**Accident: 14465447 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/08/1984**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1442763	05/08/1984	1791	Baten Erection Co

Employee #1 was installing 3 ft by 25 ft sections of corrugated decking on blue support steel on the roof of an automated systems warehouse. He stepped on one section of decking to install another, when the bottom section became displaced and slipped across the support steel. Employee #1 fell 83 ft through the opening, landing on a robotic rail track. He was killed instantly. No safety belts, lanyards, or nets were being used for fall protection.

Keywords: installing, roof, work rules, safety belt, slip, construction, lanyard, fall, fall protection, net

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1442763			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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