OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689315

HEAD,ROOF,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL

1985-06-03T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,ROOF,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 689315
Report ID: 552700

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

While Employee #1 was shingling a dairy barn at the David Miller Farm, a toe-hol d on the roof gave way, causing him to fall approximately 25 feet. He landed on his head and shoulders on a cement slab in the barnyard and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
27

Occupation code
567

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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