Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170100507 - Employee killed in 27 ft fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170100507 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 12/29/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115373318	12/29/1995	1542	0	Robert E Bayley Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:20 p.m. on December 29, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker were laying 4 by 8 sheets of plywood on the roof to protect it from the debris of a 7 ft parapet wall about to be demolished. The coworker went to get another sheet of plywood and noticed Employee #1 picking up a 4 by 4 sheet of plywood that was covering a 42 in. square in the roof. Before the coworker could warn him, Employee #1 fell 27 ft through the hole onto a concrete floor. He was killed.

Keywords: COVER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, WARNING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115373318			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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