OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14307359
E. M. D. CONSTRUCTION CORP.
WOODSIDE, NY·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:50 p.m. on November 3, 1988, Employee #1, a laborer and hoist urtyard. He was killed. The cause of death was stated as cranial and facial frac tures with brain laceration and hemorrhages and compound fractures of both wrist s. Employee #1 was not wearing any protective equipment (safety belt) and no oth er fall protection was provided. Stated safety belts were on site but were not b eing used. operator with approximately 8 years experience performing his regular work acti vities, was operating a Reimann Georger gas-operated, hydraulic controlled, 2,00 0 lb capacity, single cable swing hoist, model #HS20005, serial #68803, position ed on the fourth floor flat roof of a school building. The hoist was being used to remove construction debris from the second floor, open air, building interior courtyard below. Employee #1, standing outside the permanently installed buildi ng perimeter, offset three-rail guardrails to hoist a load. He fell over the sid e of the building approximately 37 ft and landed on the second floor concrete co
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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