OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14498372
ROBERT CORTEZ CONSTRUCTION CO
HOUSTON, TX·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof joist
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was laying down washers atop a 6 ft by 3 ft sheet of 26-gauge corrug ated steel decking in preparation for welding the decking to the underlying jois ts of the approximately 14 ft high roof. The 6 ft 1 in. long decking was lying a top two roof joists that measured 5 ft 8 in. on center. While walking on top of the decking, two sheets shifted out of place. Employee #1 and the decking fell t o the concrete floor. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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