OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14562698
HIGH WIND,ROOF,LOAD SHIFT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST CONTROL,CART
Event description
Employee killed in fall off roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a laborer, was removing the old roofing from a flat roof and deposi ting it over to the edge of the roof in a wheelbarrow. While walking parallel to the edge of the roof, he lost control of the wheelbarrow due to either shifting of the weight or a gust of wind. Employee #1 fell 19 1/2 ft to his death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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