Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201201779 - Employee Killed in Fall Through Roof Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201201779 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 08/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304755226	08/06/2002	1521	236220	Baugh Construction Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304755234	08/06/2002	1791	238990	Kd Steel Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on August 6, 2002, Employee #1 was picking up debris from the steel deck of a roof. He had picked up the edge of a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of 1.125 in. plywood to place it on a cart when he walked into a 30 in. by 36 in. opening in the roof. Employee #1 fell 45 ft onto a cement surface and was killed. His body was later found by the foreman.

Keywords: DECKING, ROOF OPENING COVER, WORK RULES, ROOFER, ROOF OPENING, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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	3	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304755226			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)
2	304755234					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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