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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14429500

INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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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