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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #704536

ROOF,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,HOIST,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UNTRAINED,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
ROOF,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,HOIST,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UNTRAINED,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
704536
Report ID
352420

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 1988, Employee #1, a lead r cable had been used to secure the hoist to a stationary roof object. A pan des igned to contain counterweights during hoisting operations was also not in use. No fall protection system, such as guardrails, safety nets, or life belt systems , were in use. The roofer's helper had received very limited on-the-job training concerning the operation of the hoist and evidence suggests that neither Employ ee #1 nor his helper had received any recent training concerning the hazards ass ociated with working on low-pitched roofs while performing built-up roofing work . roofer foreman, was working in a materials handling area near the edge of a roof . A roofer's helper and hoist operator was operating a gasoline-powered, 1,200 l b capacity Smith Hoist Master hoist, model #190-H, equipped with a swinging boom . The helper hoisted a bucket of stone to the roof elevator and then, as instruc ted by Employee #1, released the boom latch. When Employee #1 attempted to pull the 580 lb gravel bucket onto the roof, the hoist overturned. Employee #1 was ki lled when he fell 84 ft 11 in. along with the hoist onto the asphalt-covered gro und. A number of causal factors contributed to this accident. No tie-back rope o

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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