Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170585400 - Employee Killed By Fall Through Fiberglass Roof Insulation

Accident Summary Nr: 170585400 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120158183	11/10/1994	1795	0	Performance Tear Off

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of a crew removing roof surface material from a large warehouse structure. The material consisted of 1 1/2 inches of waterproofing above 3 inches of fiberglass insulation, all placed over the metal decking roof surface. The crew was machine-cutting the waterproofing into rectangles, then lifting the rectangles and disposing of them. Employee #1 was lifting one of the rectangles when he stepped onto the fiberglass layer. The layer gave way and he fell 26 1/2 feet to the concrete. He suffered massive head and internal trauma and died four days later.

Keywords: head, roof, dismantling, construction, fall, fall protection, roof opening

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120158183			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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