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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503841

ROOF,FALL,WORK SURFACE

Event
ROOF,FALL,WORK SURFACE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14503841
Report ID
729700

Event description

Employee killed in 21 ft fall through roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on a tin roof, presumably sweeping material down a grain dust ac cess hole, when he went through the roof. He fell two stories (21 ft) to the gra ted floor and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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