OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440705

MID-WESTERN CONTRACTORS

BOISE, ID· 1987-08-24T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, HIGH WIND, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #103191417
Employer profile: MID-WESTERN CONTRACTORS
Summary number: 14440705
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

Employee killed in 34 ft fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were removing the tarpaper covering on the plywood ro of of an empty warehouse. While Employee #1 was attempting to lift and strip a p lywood sheet, a gust of wind caught the plywood he was holding, causing him to l ose his balance. He fell 34 feet to a concrete floor and sustained a fatal head injury.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
17

Task assigned
1

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