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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14429575

ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14429575
Report ID
830500

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was handling roofing material near the edge of a roof. While his bac k was toward the edge, he fell from the upper roof level. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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