OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #686774

C&L ERECTION

PAYSON, UT· 1985-10-09T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS, INSTALLING, BUILDING, DECKING PANEL, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, METAL DECKING, FALL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3262763
Employer profile: C&L ERECTION
Summary number: 686774
Report ID: 854910

Event description

FALL FROM ROOF DECKING

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE FELL 36FT TO THE GROUND (DIRT WITH ROCKS) WHEN HE WAS INSTALLING DEC KING ON THE ROOF OF A METAL BUILDING. HE WAS REMOVING ONE SHEET OF DECKING FROM A DECKING BUNDLE STACKED ON THE ROOF, AND HIS HANDS SLIPPED -- HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING TO THE GROUND BELOW. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED TWO BRO KEN ARMS AND A FRACTURED PELVIS, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN PAYSON UTAH.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
12

Occupation code
597

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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