OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14393177

J W DELATIOUSSAYE & SONS INC

LAFAYETTE, LA— 1985-07-25T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS, INSTALLING, ROOF, BUILDING, DECKING PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100257989
Employer profile: J W DELATIOUSSAYE & SONS INC
Summary number: 14393177
Report ID: 625700

Event description

FALL FROM ELEVATION

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE FELL 12 FEET TO THE GROUND FROM METAL ROOF DECKING. DECEASED WAS WORKIN G WITH FOUR OTHER EMPLOYEES LAYING METAL ROOF DECKING DOWN. HE WAS LAYING THE DE CKING AND THE OTHERS WERE SETTING WASHERS AND WELDING DECKING IN PLACE. THEY HEA RD SOMEONE YELL. AND NOTICED THAT THE DECEASED WAS MISSING AND SAW HIM LAYING ON THE GROUND 12 FT. BELOW. NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES COULD DETERMINE WHY THE DECEASED WOULD BE IN THAT AREA, SINCE THEY WERE WORKING AWAY FROM THAT EDGE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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