Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125331744 - Lemaster Steel Erectors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 125331744

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 04/10/1997

Site Address:
Lemaster Steel Erectors Inc
Po Box 2365
Elkhart, IN 46515

Mailing Address:
(Habegger Corp) 7074 Opportunity Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46825

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/12/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361310345

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170385595

Event: 04/03/1997

Employee Dies of Aneurysm after Fall from Roof

Employee #1, a steel worker, and two coworkers were on a 22 ft high building, installing insulation and steel roof deck sheets. They unrolled insulation for a row of sheeting. The wind was blowing the insulation, so Employee #1 removed a sheet of roof deck from a stack of two sheets that was being used as a leading edge walkway and put it on the insulation to hold it in place. He then stepped back onto the walkway, which was now only one sheet thick. The roof decking buckled under his weight, and he fell 22 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized for six days and his condition was improving, when he died of a massive aneurysm deep within his brain.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, INSTALLING, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, ANEURYSM, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125331744			Fatality	Concussion	Structural metal workers

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