OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #753533
U.S. CARPENTRY, INC.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was carrying a sheet of decking along the ridge of a 6:12 pitched ro of when he slipped. He fell more than 16 ft from the eave to the ground, landing on a concrete patio. Employee #1 died of exsanguination resulting from a crushe d hip. There was no catch platform available and no fall protection was provided .
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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
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