OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211932
ESKO & YOUNG, INC.
CHICAGO, IL—
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE FELL THROUGH ROOF VENT OPENING
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:05 a.m. on October 1, 1985, Employee #1 fell down a roof vent employer. opening in a building under construction. He fell approximately 55 feet to the concrete floor. The vent opening was inadequately identified and unprotected. Th e roof vent opening was 36 inches by 36 inches. Employee #1, a roofer, was worki ng on temporary decking. He was assisting other roofers in picking up 4-foot by 8-foot sheets of plywood to make runways out of these 4-foot by 8 foot sheets. T he runways were constructed so that motorized material handling equipment could be utilized on the roof without damaging the temporary decking. The report did n ot indicate Employee #1's particular employer. The worksite was apparently multi
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#983 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#984 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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