OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14333066
ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
Employee dies after falling from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and his brother were assigned to perform tasks on a roof 28 ft above ground level. They were working approximately 18 in. from the edge of the roof. Employee #1 apparently fell off the roof without his brother being aware that h e had fallen. Employee #1 died ten days later in the hospital of complications r esulting from injuries sustained in the fall. No mechanical equipment was being used on the roof at the time the accident occurred. No safety monitoring system was in use.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 595
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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