OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488142
PROBLEM WELDING & FABRICATING CO.
NEW YORK, NY—
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL THROUGH HIDDEN OPENING
Investigation abstract
ON JUNE 7, 1985 EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING PERIMETER GUARDRAILS ON THE ROOF OF A SIX STORY APARTMENT BUILDING UNDER RENOVATION. A SKYLIGHT OPENING OVER AN ELEVA TOR SHAFT HAD BEEN TEMPORARILY COVERED, FOR WATERPROOFING REASONS, BY A ROOFING COMPANY. THE ROOFERS HAD USED HALF INCH SHEETROCK TO COVER THE 3 FEET BY 3 FEET OPENING. THEY THEN COVERED THE SHEETROCK WITH ROOFING PAPER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBL E TO DETECT THE HAZARD THEY HAD CREATED. EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED ONTO THE PAPER-COVE RED SHEETROCK AND FELL 60 FEET TO THE BASEMENT. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH MULTIPL E BRUISES.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- 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
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