OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565980

ROOF OPENING COVER,INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING

1985-04-06T00:00:00

Event: ROOF OPENING COVER,INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14565980
Report ID: 950411

Event description

Employee killed in 22 ft fall through roof opening

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 6, 1985, Employee #1 was installing a metal rain gutter at the edge of a roof when he fell 22 ft through a roof opening to the ground. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
1

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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