OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868695
FRACTURE,HIGH WIND,ROOF DECKING,FALL
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF DECKING
Investigation abstract
At 9:45 a.m. on November 9, 1989, Employee #1 was installing metal decking at an approximate height of 23 feet 6 inches above the ground when an excessive gust of wind struck a sheet of decking, causing Employee #1 to fall through the steel joists to the ground below. Fall protection was not in use at the time of the a ccident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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