OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14426555
ROOF OPENING COVER,FRACTURE,HEAD,ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was removing insulated blankets from the roof at the west/southwest area of a grocery store addition. He stepped into the unprotected side of the ro of that was covered by a black plastic sheet. Employee #1 fell 22 ft and died of head injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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