OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14252100

ROOF DECKING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING

1985-04-17T00:00:00

Event: ROOF DECKING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14252100
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee killed in fall through roof decking

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 fell 18 ft 6 in. after stepping through a building's roof decking, l anding on a concrete floor. He suffered severe head injuries and died on April 2 1, 1985, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
567

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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