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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #892489

DECKING,INSTALLING,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING

Event
DECKING,INSTALLING,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
892489
Report ID
352430

Event description

Employee injured in fall through undecked roof section

Investigation abstract

While installing new roofing, Employee #1 was walking across a roof top covered with black roofing paper and plastic. Employee #1 fell through a 13 ft 9 in. by 12 ft 6 in. opening that was not fully decked. Landing on a concrete deck surfac e, Employee #1 sustained injuries that required his hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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