Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360575 - Employee Killed In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201360575 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301036612	08/24/1998	1541	0	Johnson'S Fabrication And Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On August 22, 1998, Employee #1 was assigned to remove the tin roof from a peanut elevator. Employee #1 and two coworkers had removed approximately three-quarters of the roof prior to the accident. Employee #1 had used a screw gun to remove the screws from a row of tin and then moved out of the way to allow his two co-workers to remove the tin. One employee was standing on the lip of the bin and the other employee was standing on top of the U-shaped conveyor belt. None of the employees were provided with any type of fall protection. Employee #1 moved approximately 10-ft-to-20-ft away when the tin bent and collapsed under his weight. Employee #1 fell approximately 31 ft, striking the conveyor belt, a 1-in. steel hydraulic line, and the peanut bin, before landing on the ground. Employee #1 was killed in the fall.

Keywords: ROOF, DEMOLITION, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		Under $50,000	2	31	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301036612			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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