OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #762781

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

1990-03-31T00:00:00

Event: INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 762781
Report ID: 454711

Event description

Employee killed in fall through roof opening

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, who was applying rolled roof insulation, fell 25 ft through a roof opening of a building under construction. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
597

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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