Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 733733 - Employee killed in fall through roof hole

Accident Summary Nr: 733733 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 10/18/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107850398	10/20/1988	1542	0	Kloefkorn-Ballard Construction/Development Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107850414	10/20/1988	1731	0	Delcon Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107850406	10/20/1988	8211	0	Fremont County School District #14
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107850422	10/20/1988	1761	0	American Heating & Roofing Co
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107850380	10/20/1988	1711	0	Western Sheet Metal & Roofing Company

Abstract: The employer was hoisting and placing a mechanical air handling unit on the roof of a building under construction. Employee #1 and a coworker were assigned to control the unit's tag lines during hoisting, then to assist other employees on the roof while the unit was placed on it. While on the roof preparing to assist the other employees, Employee #1 fell 24 1/2 ft through a hole in the roof decking. An entire sheet of roof decking, 30 inches wide and about 25 feet in length, was missing. Employee #1 died from broken ribs that punctured his heart and lungs.

Keywords: ROOF DECKING, ROOF OPENING COVER, LUNG, PUNCTURE, HEART, FALL, RIB, FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	107850398
2	107850414
3	107850406
4	107850422
5	107850380

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