OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314454

ROOF,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ROOF OPENING

1989-05-11T00:00:00

Event: ROOF,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ROOF OPENING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14314454
Report ID: 317000

Event description

Employee killed in fall through roof hole

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was helping his coworkers carry a 30 in. wide by 20 ft long sheet of roofing material from one area to another. The old material was later to be dro pped into a trash container through a 31 in. by 48 in. hole in the roof. The two coworkers walked around the roof opening but Employee #1, who was holding the t railing end, which obstructed his view, walked into it the hole. He fell and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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