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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #801761

FRACTURE,ROOF,FALL

Event
FRACTURE,ROOF,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
801761
Report ID
454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 finished installing flashing around vents in metal roof and jumped f rom a 20 ft high roof of corrugated steel to a roof made of corrugated asbestos 4 ft below. The asbestos roof could not withstand the impact and Employee #1 fel l through the asbestos roof to the concrete below fracturing his skull. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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