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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #784967

HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,ROOFER,FALL,LOST BALANCE

Event
HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,ROOFER,FALL,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
784967
Report ID
452110

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF

Investigation abstract

On June 23, 1989, Employee #1 was cleaning the roof area when he apparently stum bled and fell. At first, the employee rolled away from the roof edge, then rolle d toward roof edge and fell off. Employee #1 died from his injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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