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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 950295 - Employee Dies After Fall While Roofing Building

**Accident: 950295 -- Report ID: 0355117 -- Event Date: 05/12/1995**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
125429688	05/12/1995	1542	Coleman-Adams Construction, Inc.

At approximately 9:20 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 1995, Employee #1, an iron worker, was installing a roof on a newly constructed building. He lost his footing while carrying one end of a sheet of roofing material and fell 24 feet 6 inches, striking his head on a concrete surface. Employee #1 died at 11:11 a.m. from massive head injuries.

Keywords: head, roof, iron worker, work rules, struck against, construction, fall, fall protection, lost balance

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	125429688			Fatality	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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