OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #694331

FRACTURE,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,LACERATION,ROOFER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,INATTENTION,LEG

1986-05-08T10:15:00

Event: FRACTURE,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,LACERATION,ROOFER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,INATTENTION,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 694331
Report ID: 355114

Event description

EMPLOYEE BACKED OFF ROOF EDGE, FELL 25 FEET

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM ON MAY 8, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON AN 8/12 PIT CHED ROOF INSTALLING ROOFING PAPER. HE WAS BACKING ALONG THE EAVES, UNROLLING TH E ROOFING PAPER AS HE STEPPED BACKWARD TOWARD THE CORNER OF THE ROOF. APPARENTLY HE WAS CLOSER TO THE EDGE OF THE ROOF THAN HE THOUGHT, BECAUSE HE BACKED OFF TH E ROOF AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET TO THE GROUND. NO MEANS OF FALL PROTECTION WERE IN USE. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG, INJURED BACK, AND A FACIAL LAC ERATION.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
595

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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