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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465975

ROOF COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,ROOF,DISMANTLING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
ROOF COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,ROOF,DISMANTLING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14465975
Report ID
626300

Event description

One employee killed, two injured, when roof collapsed

Investigation abstract

Employees #1, #2, and #3 were dismantling an old house in preparation for constr uction of a welding supply business. After a substantial number of supports had been removed, a roof section collapsed on the employees, trapping them. Employee #1 was killed; Employees #2 and #3 were hospitalized.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    259
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    18
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    2
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    2
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    18
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    2
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    2

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