OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14337042
ROOF DECKING,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
Employee killed in fall from unsecured roof decking
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was standing on unsecured metal roof decking that was laid across ba r joists at the roof level of an open atrium area at a hotel construction site. He was using a come-along to straighten a tubular steel skylight so that the sky light could be welded in place. Apparently Employee #1 stepped on a piece of the unsecured roof decking, and he and the decking fell approximately 54 ft to the ground. Employee #1 died. Employee #1 had a safety belt and lanyard but was not wearing it. A safety net was not installed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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