Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 170202410 - Employee Injured In Fall Through Hole In Roof Decking

**Accident: 170202410 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/08/1991**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
111759825	10/17/1991	1791	G & S Erectors

Employee #1 was a trained iron worker experienced in welding deck work on roofs. The foreman was dragging decking to lay down in front of Employee #1 and called over to him to move out of the way. Employee #1 stood up, flipped up his welding visor, looked at the foreman, and stepped backward into a hole. He fell through the roof to the third floor, suffering cuts on his forehead, abrasions on his right side, and bruises on his right thigh. Employee #1's actions violated the employer's code of safe practices for work processes and procedures.

Keywords: roof decking, iron worker, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, roof opening, walking backward, unguarded, inattention

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	111759825			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Structural metal workers

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