Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 813691 - Employee killed in fall from roof
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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107823155 | 05/01/1989 | 1791 | 0 | L. H. Sowles Co. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
107823148 | 05/01/1989 | 1542 | 0 | M. A. Mortenson Co. |
Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on May 1, 1989, Employee #1 was placing sheet metal decking on a roof. He had to step outside the placed roof decking over an 18 in. gap between the deck roof section and the stack of roofing to get a piece of 22 gauge, 3 ft by 16 ft, sheet metal decking. Instead, he stepped into the gap, falling approximately 33 ft to the ground. Employee #1 died of multiple traumatic injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 107823155 | Fatality | Fracture | Structural metal workers | ||
2 | 107823148 | Occupation Not Listed |