OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #775411

FRACTURE,SPINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING,UNTRAINED,UNGUARDED

1989-01-19T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,SPINE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING,UNTRAINED,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 775411
Report ID: 627700

Event description

Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:05 p.m. on January 19, 1989, Employee #1 was working between a fresh air vent and a roof opening that was 4 ft away. He was facing the vent, which had just been removed, when he fell backward into the 22 ft wide by 40 ft long roof opening. The employee fell 15 ft, landing on his back and fracturing h is skull and his spine. He died on January 22, 1989. The company had not provide d personal protective equipment or any training.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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