Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 839902 - Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 839902 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 09/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300583515	09/24/1996	1791	0	Area Construction Trades, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a five-man crew that was laying metal decking on bar joists; he and his foreman were sorting a bundle of decking. Some of the sheets were to be used to finish the area on which they were currently working and others were to be used in the next area. Decking could not be laid under the bundle, so an opening had been left in the roof deck . Employee #1 was holding one end of a sheet of decking, and the foreman was holding the other end. The foreman felt the sheet of decking move and turned to look. He saw Employee #1 fall 20.2 feet through the opening in the metal decking to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: DECKING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300583515			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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