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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278428

ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14278428
Report ID
112000

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on the roof of a three-story building, attempting to use a wheel well to lower a concrete finishing machine to the ground. The machine was resti ng on top of the parapet wall. Once a coworker at ground level had taken the sla ck out of the manila rope, Employee #1 pushed the machine free from the building . He then grabbed the rope and fell to the ground with the wheel well machine. E mployee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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