Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822213 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 822213 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/11/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104413653	08/11/1988	1761	0	Universal Consruction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 on August 11, 1988, Employee #1, a laborer for Universal Construction Inc., Carlisle, PA, was installing rolls of insulation over the top of bar joists on the roof of a warehouse under construction in Dorsey, MD. The insulation was then to be covered by lengths of metal deck pans. The top of the bar joists was 31 ft 6 in. above hard compact soil. As Employee #1 stepped onto a bar joist to unroll some insulation, he lost his footing and fell to the ground. He was killed on impact. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt and safety nets had not been installed.

Keywords: ROOF, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104413653			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers

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