Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 819417 - Employee killed in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 819417 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/24/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110053063	05/30/1990	1795	0	K & K Wrecking Corp. Dba Cuyahoga Wrecking

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were using jackhammers to demolish the concrete roof on which they were standing. While demolishing the slab, they neither stood on planks nor were tied-off. After the coworker had left the roof to go to the restroom, the slab gave way and Employee #1 fell. He crashed through the flooring of approximately five other levels before landing on a steel plate at the fourth floor. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, ROOF, DEMOLITION, WORK RULES, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, JACKHAMMER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110053063			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.