OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301774
STORM,HIGH WIND,ROOF,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
Employee killed when blown off roof by high winds
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:50 p.m. on January 18, 1990, Employee #1 responded to a repo ent. The panel came to rest 25 ft away from him. The consensus is that Employee #1 was blown off the roof by high winds and air turbulence and fell 22 ft to his death. rt that a forced air ventilator service panel on the roof of a beverage room-res taurant had come loose and was being blown around in the wind. The panel measure d 2.7 ft by 6.7 ft and weighed about 90 lb. The weather was very severe with col d temperatures, snow squalls, and high winds. Winds at the time of the accident, as recorded by the National Weather Service, were in the vicinity of 47 mph. Em ployee #1 went out on the second story roof, picked up the panel, and, when last seen, was walking backward carrying the panel. He was being pushed by the wind but "appeared to be in control." Employee #1 was subsequently found on the pavem
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 32
- Occupation code
- 214
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 2
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