OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14343123

HEAD,INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCRETE

1988-11-28T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCRETE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14343123
Report ID: 418400

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a foreman were putting trim on the edge of a new galvanized alum inum roof at a height of 20 ft from a concrete floor. Employee #1 fell and died of head injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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