OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377246
HANLEY MECHANICAL INC.
CHICAGO, IL·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on September 23, 1987, two employees were working on a roof installing roofing compound on the exhaust housing. The exhaust housing was approximately 9 ft 5 in. by 2 ft. The coworker was working on the NorthWest corner putting screws in the collars. Employee #1 was working on the NorthEast c orner putting roofing compound on the collar. Employee #1 fell off the roof appr oximately 48 ft to the first floor. The NorthEast section of the roof came in ap proximately 10 in.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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