OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301121

FRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,SPRAY PAINTING,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1987-09-25T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,SPRAY PAINTING,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14301121
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee injured in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was spray painting Flintkote asphalt emulsion coating on asbestos ro ofing when he slipped and fell approximately 55 feet onto damp dirt ground. He s ustained multiple fractures and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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