OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14232987
DERRICK,HEAD,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCE
Event description
Employee killed in fall trying to catch falling derrick
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was approximately 38 ft above grade level lowering roof coating from a roof work area with a manual derrick. The derrick slipped from the roof edge, and, when the employee tried to grab the derrick, she lost her balance and fell . Employee #1 sustained serious head injuries and died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 F
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 595
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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