OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14394233
TAYLOR-SEIDENBACH, INC.
HODGE, LA·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing flat-ribbed fiberglass panels on t he roof of a building. The roof was 82 ft wide by 87 ft long and had a 1:12 pitc h. One coworker was marking the drill holes, Employee #1 was drilling them, and the other coworker was screwing down the roof panels. The two coworkers had thei r backs to Employee #1; when they looked up he was not on the roof. The last hol e Employee #1 had drilled was 14 ft from the side and 11 ft from the end. Employ ee #1 was apparently looking over the end waiting for the coworker who was screw ing seam bolts to catch up when he lost his balance and fell 85 ft onto concrete . He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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