Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 673889 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 673889 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/04/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101922284	06/04/1986	1541	0	R. D. Stewart
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101922292	06/04/1986	1731	0	B & B Electrical

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on May 3, 1986, Employee #1 was working on a 2 by 12 plank, installing sheet metal on the roof of a building under construction at the Diamond Vogel Plant, Marshalltown, IA. He stepped off the end of the plank and fell through the insulation and the metal strips holding the insulation. He fell approximately 30 feet, landed on an uneven pile of hard clay dirt clods, then rolled 2 to 3 feet down an incline, stopping face down on the ground. He was hospitalized with head and brain damage, left wrist and neck injuries, and several broken ribs.

Keywords: WORK RULES, RIB, INATTENTION, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101922284			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Roofers
2	101922292					Occupation Not Listed

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