Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106551724 - Akra Builders Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106551724

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 07/26/1996

Site Address:
Akra Builders Inc.
100 E. Evergreen Avenue
Effingham, IL 62401

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 274, Effingham, IL 62401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/19/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 08/27/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360358865

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200840056

Event: 07/24/1996

Employee dies in fall from roof

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on July 24, 1996, Employee #1, the lead man, was separating sections of roof decking into two separate bundles. He was working near the northwest corner of the 129 ft long by 137 ft wide by 24 ft high prefabricated facility that was under construction. Employee #1 fell 22 ft 7 in. through the purlins supporting both bundles of roof decking and landed on the concrete floor. He suffered massive head injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he died at approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 25, 1996. Employee #1 was not using any form of conventional fall protection.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106551724			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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