OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #800771
ROOF,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCUSSION
Event description
EMPLOYEES DIES WHILE REMOVING SHINGLES ON A ROOF
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 fell and died while removing shingles on a 3-12 pitch roof. The dist ance from the ground to the eave was 18 feet and 7 inches. He apparently was not wearing any fall protection. He was standing at the gable end throwing old shin gles from the roof to the truck. He slipped off the edge and hit his head on the rear edge of the truck. The distance from the edge to the ground was 22 feet. H e died from a concussion.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 595
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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