OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14473557
FRACTURE,ROOF,DOCK,SHEET METAL,WELDING,FALL
Event description
A SHEET METAL WORKER DIES AFTER FALLING TO A DOCK
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a sheet metal worker, died after falling approximately 28 feet to t he concrete dock from the edge of a roof. He was lowering welding leads from the roof to the truck dock. It is unclear why he fell.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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