OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503353

ROOF COLLAPSE,FRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WORK SURFACE

1986-09-15T00:00:00

Event: ROOF COLLAPSE,FRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WORK SURFACE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14503353
Report ID: 729700

Event description

Employee killed in fall through roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working alone, installing pigeon perches on the roof of a foundr y when he fell or jumped approximately 10 feet to another roof. He went through this roof and fell 50 feet to a metal catwalk and then onto concrete. He suffere d multiple fractures and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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