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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14497713

ROOF COLLAPSE,ROOF,WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
ROOF COLLAPSE,ROOF,WORK RULES,STORAGE TANK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14497713
Report ID
626600

Event description

Employee killed in 46 ft fall through roof of storage tank

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing sections of a sheet steel roof from a chemical storage tank. He was at about the center of the roof when that section gave way. He fell approximately 46 ft to the floor of the tank and was killed. No form of fall pr otection was in use.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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