OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388854
ROOF,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Event description
Employee killed in fall through soft spot on roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were removing old built-up roofing that had been place d down over zonatiles. They located a soft spot on the roof, removed the vapor b arrier to identify the spot, and marked it with two cans. The employees were tol d to stay out of the area. For some reason, Employee #1 walked over to the spot and fell approximately 24 ft through the zonatiles. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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