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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14514020

ROOF COLLAPSE,INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
ROOF COLLAPSE,INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14514020
Report ID
524700

Event description

Employee killed in 30 ft fall through roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was installing wiring from damper motors on the roof of an old found ry building. The roof was made of poured gypsum with fiberboard (asbestos) formi ng. Employee #1 was walking across the roof when a small, approximately 30 in. b y 40 in. section broke open. He fell about 30 ft to the concrete floor and was k illed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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