Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170216097 - Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170216097 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/26/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124835208	12/05/1995	1761	0	L.D. Benson Roofing Aka Grand Six Const.

Abstract: On August 26, 1995, a Benson Roofing (a.k.a. Grand Six Construction) four-man crew, working on an approximately 112 ft by 326 ft roof, installed insulation until 12:00 noon. At 12:00 noon, the crew started to roll out 20 ft by 100 ft rubber roof material. They rolled a second piece of material toward some unguarded skylight openings with their backs to the openings. At 2:00 p.m., Employee #1 stepped through an opening and fell 25 ft to the ground. He was transported to Heritage Hospital in Wayne, CO. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124835208			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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