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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14299770

ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE

Event
ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14299770
Report ID
352440

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof to concrete surface

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was preparing to start work on the roof of a single family house. Th e eave-to-ground distance was 25 ft 11 in. and the roof slope was 8:12. Employee #1 was reaching for a roof seat when he lost his footing and fell over the side of the roof to a concrete surface. Employee #1 sustained internal injuries and died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    22
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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