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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505994

ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WALKING BACKWARD,INATTENTION

Event
ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WALKING BACKWARD,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14505994
Report ID
830500

Event description

Employee killed in 32 ft fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on November 19, 1986, Employee #1 was walking backwar d on a roof while stretching a piece of roofing material. He fell over a 15 in. parapet wall at the edge of the roof and fell 32 ft to the ground. Employee #1 w as killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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