OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490262
JOSALL SYRACUSE INC.
CICERO, NY·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING THE OLD ROOF FROM A FLAT WOOD DEC K CANOPY. THE CANOPY WAS 3 FEET WIDE, APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET LONG AND 12 FEET ABO VE THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOLDING A 2 BY 3 FOOT SECTION OF THE OLD ROOFING WHILE HIS CO-WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THE SECTION FREE FROM NAILS THAT WER E HOLDING IT DOWN. HE WAS USING A WRECKING BAR. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY STEPPED B ACKWARDS OFF OF THE ROOF AND FELL 12 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER THE FALL. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS BLUNT CRANIAL TRAUMA .
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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