OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455547

HEAD,GUARDRAIL,ROOF,WORK RULES,PERIMETER GUARDING,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WALKING BACKWARD

1984-07-30T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,GUARDRAIL,ROOF,WORK RULES,PERIMETER GUARDING,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WALKING BACKWARD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14455547
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were laying plywood on the roof of an 80 ft wide by 3 30 ft long by 16 ft high building. Employee #1 was handling plywood when he took two steps backward and fell 14 to 16 ft, striking his head on a concrete floor. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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