OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347728
HAROLD CONSTRUCTION CORP.
HUNTSVILLE, AL·
Event description
Employee killed in fall through roof skylight
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on June 4, 1987, Employee #1 was helping install ins ulation board on a roof metal deck. He laid a large sheet of insulation board ov er a skylight cut-out. Because there was a strong wind, Employee #1 turned to ge t a concrete block to set on the insulation until it could be secured. When he c ame back to where the insulation was lying, he misjudged the roof opening and fe ll 20 feet to the concrete floor. Employee #1 struck his head against the floor and died of a skull fracture.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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