OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336671
ROOF,LIFELINE,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,SLIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,NET
Event description
Employee not using fall protection killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and four coworkers were on the roof of a house under construction pl astering the chimney. Employee #1 apparently slipped, then slid down the roof to the ground. He was killed. The roof had a 12:12 pitch and the ground to eave he ight was 22 ft. No catch platform was installed and the employees were not using safety belts and life lines.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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