OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14399943
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
TYLER, TX—
Event description
Employee killed in fall through skylight
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were on a flat roof, assisting in the helicopter remov al of roof fans. As they backed away from a fan that was being lifted, Employee #1 tripped and fell sideways through a 50 in. by 90 in. plastic-covered skylight . He fell 30 ft to a concrete floor, sustaining fatal head injuries. Employee #1 died at the site.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 5
- 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
-
#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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