Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170198352 - Employee killed in fall from metal roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170198352 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111936977	11/27/1990	2045	0	Lacey Milling Company

Abstract: At approximately 7:20 a.m. on November 27, 1990, Employee #1 was engaged in the weekly job of greasing the west end of a cyclone hammermill auger. He was standing on a 1:4 pitched roof because there was no platform or runway from which to perform the task. Employee #1 slipped and fell from the roof. He was killed. Employee #1 did not have an approved safety belt and lanyard. He had been provided with a 3/8 in. synthetic rope approved for truckers, but he was not using it at the time of the accident. The metal roof was slippery because of the early morning frost.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK PLATFORM, LUBRICATING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111936977			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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