Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14506935 - Fall While Installing Sky Light Atop Joists

**Accident: 14506935 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/27/1984**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1512417	11/30/1984	1791	Derr And Gruenewald Construction Co
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1571140	11/30/1984	1541	Dsp Constructors

AN EMPLOYEE FELL 28 FEET WHILE INSTALLING A SKY LIGHT ATOP THE ROOF JOISTS OF A WAREHOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PLACING THE FRAME INTO PLACE TO BE TACK WELDED. THEY WERE EACH HOLDING A SIDE OF THE SKY LIGHT WHILE STANDING ON THE WAREHOUSE ROOF GIRDERS AND JOISTS. AFTER THE SKYLIGHT WAS SET IN PLACE BOTH EMPLOYEES STOOD UP STRAIGHT. EMPLOYEE #1 LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER BACKWARDS. HE FELL 28 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES.

Keywords: erection process, iron worker, lost balance, skylight, installing, building, construction, steel erection, fall, single story

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1512417			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	1571140					Occupation Not Listed

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