OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14351084

THORNTON ROOFING CONTRACTORS

COOSADA, AL— 1985-06-05T00:00:00

Event: ROOF OPENING COVER, SKYLIGHT, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1977826
Employer profile: THORNTON ROOFING CONTRACTORS
Summary number: 14351084
Report ID: 418300

Event description

Employee killed in 18 ft fall through roof skylight

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had been assigned the task of mixing an aluminum coating that was to be applied to a 4:12 pitch roof that had 14 ft eaves. The roof had approximatel y fifty 2 by 8 ft fiberglass skylights, none of which was guarded or covered. Em ployee #1 either stepped or fell through a skylight and fell 18 feet to a concre te floor. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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