OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465975
ROOF COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,ROOF,DISMANTLING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
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)
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#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
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#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 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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