OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #768556
FRACTURE,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,INEXPERIENCE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING
Event description
Employee killed in fall through roof opening
Investigation abstract
On August 29, 1987, Employee #1, a 20-year-old roofer employed by CEI Southwest, Inc., was working atop a roof of a building in Plano, TX. As he removed a plywo od cover from an approximately 30 in. by 30 in. opening, he accidentally fell ap proximately 25 ft to a concrete floor at ground level. He sustained multiple fra ctures and died two days later. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 had wor ked for this employer for four days.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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