OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14543375
HOSPADOR STEEL ERECTORS
EDWARDSVILLE, PA·
Event description
Employee killed in 25 ft fall from roof joists
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had finished tack-welding the bridging between roof rafters and stoo d up, intending to walk on the rafters to the steel-decked roof to continue weld ing. He had covered the roof with duct tape. When he stepped on a loose pile of bridging with his left foot, the bridging moved and his foot slipped. His weldin g helmet closed over his eyes and he fell 25 ft through the bridging to the ceme nt floor. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 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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