OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336887
SKYLIGHT,ROOF,FALL
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN A FALL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was a member of a five-man crew installing a built-up roof. Four mem bers of the crew had removed a skylight covering a roof hole so that the rubber membrane could be properly installed to seal the skylight. The rubber membrane w as covering the opening. As Employee #1 walked past the opening he stepped to hi s left onto what he believed to be rubber membrane stretched over a steel deck. Employee #1 stepped onto the unsupported membrane and broke through. Employee #1 fell 28 ft to the concrete floor below, hitting a steel bar joist during the fa ll. Employee #1 was killed in the fall.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- 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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