Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200270361 - Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200270361 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 08/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122197668	08/31/1998	1791	0	Custom Welding & Fabricating

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker, both ironworkers, were moving a 3 ft wide by 36 ft long section of roof decking toward a 6 ft wide by 36 ft long roof opening when Employee #1 suddenly plunged, feet first, through the hole. He fell 28 ft 5 in., striking a pickup truck parked underneath the opening, bouncing off it, and then striking his head on the packed gravel ground surface. Employee #1 was transported to the Emergency Room, where he died as a result of severe head injuries. The roof opening was not guarded and no other form of fall protection was in use.

Keywords: ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122197668			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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