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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548069

FALL PROTECTION,COLLAPSE,FALL,WORK RULES,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,WORK SURFACE

Event
FALL PROTECTION,COLLAPSE,FALL,WORK RULES,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,WORK SURFACE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14548069
Report ID
1050210

Event description

Employee killed in 30 ft fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were setting rubber mastic on a rain gutter at the ed ge of a roof. Employee #1 was standing on the 4:12 pitched roof when he stepped on a piece of scrap tin and fell forward. In an attempt to stop himself, he reac hed for a support bracket that boomed the roof. The bracket collapsed under his weight and Employee #1 fell 30 ft to the ground. He was killed.

Victims (8)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  4. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  5. #984 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  6. #985 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  7. #986 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

  8. #987 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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