OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485403
HANEY ERECTION SERVICES, INC.
NIAGARA FALLS, NY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
At 11:39 a.m. on January 19, 1989, Employee #1 fell approximately 12 ft 2 in. to the pavement from a metal roof deck. Employee #1 and his coworkers were lowerin g extra metal roof sheets to the ground with a rope at each end of a sheet. The rope was resting on a drywall 6 in. metal stud fascia. The drywall gave way caus ing Employee #1 to fall between the 2 ft on center metal studs. Employee #1 suff ered an apparent head injury and fractured ribs, which punctured his heart killi ng him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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