OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14213979
FRED LANE GENERAL CONTRACTOR
MORRISTOWN, TN·
Event description
EMPLOYEE WORKING ON ROOF DIES AFTER FALLING 30 FT
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was crossing over a roof opening stepping onto a 4-in. roof truss to the insulation on the other side. Employee #1 failed to step onto the roof trus s and fell 30-ft to his death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 595
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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