OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382048
JEWEL TEA COMPANY, INC.
AURORA, IL·
Event description
FELL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A MANAGER, WAS ON THE STORE ROOF ATTEMPTING TO OBSERVE A THIEF. HE SAID HE WAS COMING DOWN AND STARTED TO MOVE AROUND THE COMPRESSOR ROOM TO THE ST AIRS ON THE ADJOINING ROOF. BETWEEN HIM AND THE STAIRS WAS AN OPEN AREA FOR A LO ADING DOCK. A 35 INCH PARAPET WALL RAN ALONG THE ROOF ON THE SIDES OF THE DOCK A REA. THE PARAPET WALL ALONG THE BACK OF THE DOCK WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER. THE EMPLOYE E FELL OVER THE PARAPET WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE LOADING DOCK, ONTO THE ASPHALT P AVING AT STREET LEVEL. HE WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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