OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #978916

ROOF,ROOF DECKING,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1989-03-16T00:00:00

Event: ROOF,ROOF DECKING,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 978916
Report ID: 950411

Event description

Employee killed in fall through loose roof decking

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was atop a 13 ft 7 in. high roof. He stepped on loose decking and fe ll through head first to a concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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