OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14241004
MID-STATE ROOF DECK INC
MCCLOUD, OK—
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were installing a roof deck on a 20 ft high flat roof . The roof deck panels measured 4 in. thick by 32 in. wide by 96 in. long. As pa rt of the installation process, Employee #1 had to cut a panel to a depth of 1 i n. along its entire width; this cut was made starting at the top of the panel wh ile it rested on a joist. When he inadvertently stepped on the unsupported end o f the panel, it broke, causing him to fall to the ground. Employee #1 was hospit alized with massive internal injuries, and died 30 days later. At the time this report was prepared, the cause of death was not known.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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