OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14251227
D C TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
MATTHEWS, NC·
Event description
Employee killed in fall when roof joists tilt
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was at the roof level of a building under construction, unhooking ro of decking bundles as they were landed by a crane. The joists on which Employee #1 was standing became unbalanced by a roof decking bundle and tilted, causing h im to fall head first approximately 36 feet to a concrete surface. He sustained fatal head injuries. Employee #1 was wearing a safety work belt with lanyard but the employer had not supplied a safety net or safety line for fall protection.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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