Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 515734 - Employee dies after fall through unsecured metal decking

Accident Summary Nr: 515734 -- Report ID: 0931310 -- Event Date: 04/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106196801	04/06/1995	1542	0	Samsung Guam Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on March 28, 1995, Employee #1 was walking to a roof edge to weld a bent plate at an airport expansion project. Unsecured decking came off the support members on the roof overhang, causing Employee #1 to fall 51 ft to the compacted soil. He died several hours later of internal bleeding and asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, ROOF, LOSS OF BLOOD, AIRPORT, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, METAL DECKING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106196801			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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