Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 950816 - Employee killed by fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 950816 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 10/09/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126635812	10/09/1995	1795	0	D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the roof of a one-story warehouse with two coworkers installing retractable lifelines at different intervals along the 1/2 in. cable, which had previously been installed at the ridge of the roof. Employee #1 was tied off to this horizontal cable and was moving north to south along the ridge of the roof until he came upon a section of the cable that was secured to the roof beam. He unhooked his lanyard and stepped onto a 26 in. wide fiberglass roof panel. It gave way under his weight, and he fell to his death.

Keywords: ROOF, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126635812			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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