OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #764506

DUKE PACIFIC INC.

VICTORVILLE, CA· 1988-07-16T00:00:00

Event: ROOF, ROOF DECKING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #106335201
Employer profile: DUKE PACIFIC INC.
Summary number: 764506
Report ID: 931200

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:55 a.m., Employee #1 and a coworker were decking a roof with 3/4 in. 4 by 4 plywood. Employee #1 pushed the sheet of plywood toward a 4 by 8 ft space, and then walked into the opening where the sheet was to be laid and n ailed. He fell approximately 26 ft to a concrete floor and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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