OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14187447
ROOF,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was 82 ft above the ground on the roof of a building pulling up 5 to 7 lb sign covers with a rope. Employee #1 fell and died from injuries sustained in the fall. He was not wearing fall protection equipment.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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