Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 743963 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 743963 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 09/30/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103897211	10/05/1992	1761	0	Duct-Ter Sheetmetal

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 30, 1992, Employee #1 was stripping and cutting the tie wire of corrugated sheet metal from a roof top. The corrugated sheet metal was hanging loosely by single strands of tie wire. Employee #1, while cutting the tie wire, lost his balance and fell approximately 25 ft to the ground floor, which is dry, bare concrete. According to the police report, Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures and severe head injuries. Employee #1 was alive when taken by paramedics to the hospital, but later died on the operating table.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103897211			Fatality	Fracture	Sheet metal workers

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