OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14442461

J. B. EURELL COMPANY

RICHMOND, VA· 1986-04-18T00:00:00

Event: LOST BALANCE, FALL PROTECTION, PERIMETER GUARDING, FALL, SLIP, ROOFER, INATTENTION, CONSTRUCTION, BACK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #3305414
Employer profile: J. B. EURELL COMPANY
Summary number: 14442461
Report ID: 355111

Event description

ROOFING EMPLOYEE FELL 43 FEET FROM ROOF TO GROUND

Investigation abstract

18 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING INSULATION AND SINGLE-PLY ROOFING MEMBRAN E ON A 90 FEET BY 215 FEET FLAT ROOF. THE ROOF WAS 43 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. T HERE WAS NO FALL PROTECTION MEANS IN PLACE AT THE ROOF PERIMETER. EMPLOYEE #1 WA S PULLING A LARGE SHEET OF ROOFING MEMBRANE INTO POSITION, BACKING UP TOWARDS TH E ROOF'S EDGE. HE EITHER MISJUDGED HIS PROXIMITY TO THE ROOF'S SOUTH EDGE, OR SL IPPED. HE FELL OVER THE ROOF'S EDGE TO THE GROUND, SUSTAINING MULTIPLE BACK INJU RIES.

Victims (11)

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
3

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
595

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#982 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#983 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#984 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#985 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#986 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#987 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#988 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#989 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#990 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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