OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #893354
WOODSIDE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INC.
CLIFTON, VA·
Event description
15-year-old employee killed in fall through skylight opening
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, age 15, was placing tar paper over newly installed roof insulation. The employee had tacked down one end of the paper, which was covering approxima tely 1/2 of the skylight opening. He walked toward the ladder, stepped on the ta r paper covering the opening, and fell approximately 25 ft to the bottom of a dr y pool. Employee #1 died of multiple severe injuries, including a fractured skul l.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 15 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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