OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445381
ROOF,SAFETY BELT,FALL,FLOOR OPENING
Event description
FALL FROM ROOF OPENING
Investigation abstract
ON AUGUST 23,1984 AT ABOUT 4:00 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 FELL THROUGH A ROOF OPENING, LAN DING ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR 40 FEET BELOW. HE WAS SANDBLASTING A METAL CHIMNEY FR OM A BOATSWAINS CHAIR. IT IS ASSUMED THAT HE WAS REARRANGING THE AIR HOSE WHEN H E BACKED INTO THE ROOF OPENING. HIS HOOD AND SAFETY BELT WERE STILL ON HIM WHEN HE WAS FOUND. THE EMPLOYEE HAD NOT REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AS OF 8/28/84.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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
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