Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236459

DOVE MINISTRIES

Event
ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104624713
Employer profile
DOVE MINISTRIES
Summary number
14236459
Report ID
953220

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL THROUGH ROOF OPENING

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WENT ONTO A ROOFTOP TO RETRIEVE A BALL. A DRYWALL COVER HAD BEEN USE D TO COVER A ROOF OPENING. THE EMPLOYEE EITHER SAT DOWN ON OR FELL THROUGH THE D RYWALL COVER. HE WAS KILLED WHEN HE FELL 24 FEET, 5 INCHES TO A CONCRETE FLOOR.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 69 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    453
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    2

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