OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391106
HIGH WIND,GUARDRAIL,INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:50 a.m. on April 2, 1987, Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing insulation and metal roofing on top of a building. Employee #1 was i n the middle as the employees, standing 15 ft apart, unrolled a 6 ft by 9 ft bla nket of insulation, grasped it by its edge, held it up in the air, and flipped i t toward the open roof line. A gust of wind caught the insulation and caused Emp loyee #1 to fall 65 ft through the open side of the roof. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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