OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14300370

BUCK ROOFING CO

HONOLULU, HI— 1985-07-16T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WALKING BACKWARD, CIRCULATORY BLOCKAGE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2640613
Employer profile: BUCK ROOFING CO
Summary number: 14300370
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee dies of complications after fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 16, 1985, Employee #1 was laying tile roofing on a second roof. The roof was wet from rain earlier that morning, and Employee #1 apparently had mud on his shoes. He was walking backward down toward the eav e when he apparently slipped and fell backward. He rolled down and fell about 10 1/2 ft onto a pile of lumber and plastic sheets on the ground. He was hospitali zed with multiple fractures of his right chest. He remained in a coma until he d ied at 12:20 p.m. on July 23, 1985, of a blood clot in his brain.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
595

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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