OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505671
THOMAS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
OSAGE BEACH, MO·
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIES IN FALL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HOME. T AND 4 INCHES. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL ON HIS HEAD, HITTING A ROCK, AND WAS KILLED. THEY WERE PUTTING SIDING ON THE TOP FLOOR AROUND THE DECK. THE ROOF WHERE THE E MPLOYEES WERE GOING TO BE WORKING HAD A 6:12 PITCH. THEY WERE NOT SURE WHETHER T HE ROOF WAS WET BECAUSE OF FROST OR DEW. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WALKED OUT ONTO THE ROOF FROM THE DECK TO SEE IF THE ROOF WAS SLICK. WHEN HE TOLD EMPLOYEE #1 THAT T HE ROOF WAS NOT SLICK, EMPLOYEE #1 CAME OUT ON THE ROOF FROM THE DECK. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN WENT AROUND THE CORNER FROM HIS CO-WORKER TO ESTABLISH A LINE SO THEY CO ULD KEEP THE SIDING THE SAME. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE HEARD EMPLOYEE #1 SLIP AND FALL ONTO A LOWER 6:12-PITCH ROOF BELOW AND ON DOWN TO THE GROUND, A TOTAL OF 17 FEE
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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