OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515662
ERECTION PROCESS,BUILDING,DECKING PANEL,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING
Event description
FALL FROM LEADING EDGE OF ROOF DECKING
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE FELL 27FT FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF A ROOF DECK WHERE HE WAS LAYING D OWN METAL ROOF PANELS OVER THE SOFT INSULATION SECTIONS WHICH WERE INSTALLED PRE VIOUSLY OVER THE ROOF'S STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 20 FT LONG METAL ROOF PANEL. THE ROOF WAS 27 FEET DIRECTLY ABOVE THE BUILDING'S INTERI OR CEMENT FLOOR. THE PANEL WAS BEING PLACED OVER SOFT INSLATION SECTIONS WHICH W ERE INSTALLED OVER THE ROOFS STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS. TWO EMPLOYEES CARRIED AND PLACED EACH METAL PANEL WHILE WORKING FORM THE SOLID SURFACE OF PREVIOUSLY INST ALLEDPANELS. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARD AND FELL THRU UN-PANELLED INSULATION A HEAD OF HIM AND FELL TO THE CEMENT FLOOR BELOW SUSTAINING FATAL HEAD INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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