OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14502967
ROOF MECHANICS, INC.
WICHITA, KS·
Event description
Employee killed in fall through roof section
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were removing gravel, insulation, and other roofing ma terial from a weak section of roof at the Kansas Coliseum. While scooping up som e gravel, Employee #1 inadvertently stepped onto a weak, 65 in. by 32 in. sectio n of roof. It gave way, and Employee #1 fell 47 ft 3 in. to the Coliseum floor, landing on some chairs. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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