OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517502
ROOF,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,CONSTRUCTION,LANYARD,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,SLIPPERY SURFACE,PUNCTURE
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
At approximately 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 24, 1984, Employee #1 and his e tical galvanized water pipe with an attached faucet. The pipe and faucet penetra ted his groin approximately 18 in., and he died of multiple internal injuries. N o safety belts, lanyards, or other forms of fall protection were in use. Employe e #1 was wearing Western boots with leather soles. The east side of the roof had been completed and the west side was approximately half done at the time of the accident. mployer were applying a coat of Kool-Kote paint and sealant to the tin roof of a one-story wood frame house in Jacksonville, FL. Employee #1 was using a mop to apply the paint and his employer was holding the paint container and dipping the mop. Employee #1 was in a squatting position (similar to a skier before a run d own a ski jump), approximately 3 ft from the eaves of the roof. He had handed th e mop to his employer for more paint when he slid down the roof with sufficient velocity to be propelled approximately 4 ft 6 in. past the edge of the roof. Emp loyee #1 fell approximately 11 ft 4 in. onto a 4 ft high by 1/2 in. diameter ver
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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