OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14544191

ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,INATTENTION

1987-10-01T00:00:00

Event: ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14544191
Report ID: 317700

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL THROUGH ROOF

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A WHEELBARROW OPERATOR, WAS HAULING SCRAP MATERIAL FROM A SECTION O F ROOF BEING REPLACED TO A DEBRIS CHUTE LOCATED AT THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. AS HE RETURNED FROM DUMPING A LOAD HE STEPPED ON A PRECUT 32 BY 42 INCH PIECE OF GY PSUM THAT BROKE UNDER HIS WEIGHT. HE FELL 25 FEET, 9 INCHES TO THE CONCRETE FLOO R BELOW AND WAS KILLED. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO WERE WORKING WITH EMPLOYEE #1 ST ATED THAT HE TOOK THE WRONG PATH BACK TO THE WORK AREA.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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