Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170618193 - Employee killed in fall through roof insulation

Accident Summary Nr: 170618193 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125798520	04/27/1998	1761	0	Labor Ready

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 24, 1998, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing a steel deck roof on a large tilt-up structure. He walked out to the leading edge of the roof deck and then stepped onto a white vinyl sheet used to support the insulation, falling 33 ft 6 in. through it the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed. He may not have been able to recognize the difference between the steel roof deck and the white vinyl because of the glare of the morning sun.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, POOR VISIBILITY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		33	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125798520			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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