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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14385421

ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLOPE

Event
ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLOPE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14385421
Report ID
523310

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was en route to the roof repair work area when he apparently slipped or fell on a sloped section of roof. Employee #1 fell over the edge of the roof and was killed. There were no witnesses.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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