OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14299705
AAA TEMPORARY OVERLOAD PERSONNEL SERVICES
HANOVER, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL THRU A PLASTIC DOME SKYLIGHT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A FLAT ROOF, THROWING OLD ROOFING MATERIALS OVER THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING INTO A DUMPSTER. THERE WERE SIX SKYLIGHTS, COVERED WITH PLA STIC DOMES, ON THE ROOF. THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A BREAK TO DRINK A SODA. HE LEFT HIS WORK AREA AND SAT DOWN ON ONE OF THE SKYLIGHT DOME COVERS. THE PLASTIC COVER BRO KE UNDER THE EMPLOYEE'S WEIGHT. THE EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT TO A TILE -COVERED CONCRETE FLOOR, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 27 FEET. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MASS IVE HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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