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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14330724

ROOF,FALL

Event
ROOF,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14330724
Report ID
317700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ELEVATION

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing rock ballast from a roof with a four wheel roof buggy i n preparation of removing the old roof and installing a new one. Employee #1 was assigned to a three man crew and was instructed by the foreman on the jobsite t hat for safety reasons three men must work together at all times. While two men worked, the third man observed. Employee #1 left his crew, loaded a roof buggy a nd went to the chute to make a dump. Employee #1 was found on the ground 40 feet from the chute area by another employee. Employee #1 fell from the roof to the ground and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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