OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14321285

ROOF OPENING COVER,ROOF,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,ROOF OPENING,UNGUARDED

1988-03-11T00:00:00

Event: ROOF OPENING COVER,ROOF,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,ROOF OPENING,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14321285
Report ID: 317000

Event description

Employee dies after falling through roof opening

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a roof where there was a 40 in. square opening covere d with plastic and 3 in. foam insulation. Employee #1 walked on the foam insulat ion and was killed when he fell 30 ft to the concrete floor.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
595

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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