OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829085
MAINTENANCE,DUST,ROOF,SLIP,FALL,SLIPPERY SURFACE
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF COVERED WITH DUST
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTENANCE WORKER, HAD CHANGED A ROLLER ON A BELT CONVEYOR AND H AD DROPPED THE ROLLER ONTO A LOWER-LEVEL, INCLINED ROOF. THE ROOF WAS COVERED WI TH DUST. WHEN HE WENT TO GET THE ROLLER, HE SLID OFF THE ROOF TO A FLAT ROOF 20 TO 25 FEET BELOW. THE WORKER DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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