Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 978957 - Employee killed in fall through opening on roof

Accident Summary Nr: 978957 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/16/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108196304	08/16/1989	1751	0	Cafarelli Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:20 p.m. on August 16, 1989, Employee #1 was picking up scrap lumber on a roof in Mesa, Arizona. He lifted a floor-opening panel that reportedly had been nailed down in two places and fell through the 47-in. by 47-in. hole. He fell 26 ft to a concrete floor and was killed.

Keywords: ROOF, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108196304			Fatality	Other	Carpenters

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