OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454045

MID AMERICA ERECTORS

DUBUQUE, IA— 1984-05-18T00:00:00

Event: ROOF OPENING COVER,SKYLIGHT,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ROOF OPENING,INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #14768642
Employer profile: MID AMERICA ERECTORS
Summary number: 14454045
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee dies in fall through partially cut opening

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and coworkers were cutting openings for skylights. After partially c utting a second opening in the corrugated steel roof, Employee #1 began to cut a third opening. When he returned, he did not notice the partially cut opening an d stepped on it, falling 33 ft 8 in. to the finish grade compacted limestone flo or. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
97

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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