OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14296198

SKYLIGHT,ROOF,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,INATTENTION

1986-07-30T00:00:00

Event: SKYLIGHT,ROOF,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14296198
Report ID: 352440

Event description

EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH SKYLIGHT TO CONCRETE FLOOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS 1 OF 7 EMPLOYEES UNROLLING AND STRETCHING A ROLL OF ROOFING RUBB ER. THE EMPLOYEE BACKED INTO A 4 BY 4 FOOT SKYLIGHT OPENING WHICH WAS PARTIALLY COVERED BY A PREVIOUSLY EMPLACED ROLL OF RUBBER. THE EMPLOYEE FELL 27 FEET TO A CONCRETE SURFACE. THERE WERE 35 SKYLIGHTS LOCATED ON THE 54,000 SQUARE FOOT ROOF .

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
4

Source
42

Occupation code
588

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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