OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14544951

SOUTH GADSDEN MACHINE & SALVAGE CO., INC.

GADSDEN, AL· 1988-11-19T00:00:00

Event: ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, WARNING SIGN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17412271
Employer profile: SOUTH GADSDEN MACHINE & SALVAGE CO., INC.
Summary number: 14544951
Report ID: 418300

Event description

Employee killed in fall through rusted roof

Investigation abstract

On November 19, 1988, Employee #1 was told to take a break. He walked onto a spo t on the roof of the building that he had been told to stay away from. This part of the roof was off limits because it was rusted through in several places and presumably would not support a man's weight. The roof gave way under Employee #1 and he fell 148 feet to his death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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