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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478077

FRACTURE,ROOF,COLLAPSE,SPINE,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,FALL

Event
FRACTURE,ROOF,COLLAPSE,SPINE,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14478077
Report ID
111100

Event description

EMPLOYEE FEEL THROUGH KILN ROOF; KILLED WHEN HIT PIPELINES

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A LIME KILN ROOF WHEN THE CONCRETE ROOF PANEL HE WAS STANDING ON COLLAPSED. HE FELL THRU THE ROOF ONTO 3 PIPES ABOUT 30 FEET BELOW. H E FRACTURED HIS SKULL AND SPINE AND DIED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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