Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14429500

WESTEEL CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Event
INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100672567
Employer profile
WESTEEL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number
14429500
Report ID
830500

Event description

Employee killed in 20 ft fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a member of a 5-person crew, was laying metal pans on a 4:12 pitche d roof when he fell 20 ft to the ground. He was killed. No catch platforms or sa fety belts with lanyards were required or provided.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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