OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14354823
ELEC INSULATION,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ROOF PANEL
Event description
FALL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on or about August 15, 1989, Employee #1 was working on a metal roof that was under construction. Employee #1 stepped on insulation t hat was placed before a ridge cap that was installed over roof panels, when he f ell through the roof approximately 28 ft. from the center (peak) portion of the roof.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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