OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377667

ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1988-10-19T00:00:00

Event: ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14377667
Report ID: 521700

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

While walking across a 26 degree inclined roof without fall protection, Employee #1 fell. He landed approximately 35 feet from the east side of the building on the blacktop approximately 33 feet below the roof edge. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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