OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #884304

ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WALKING BACKWARD

1989-05-18T00:00:00

Event: ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WALKING BACKWARD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 884304
Report ID: 953210

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was pulling 4 ft by 8 ft plywood sheet from a stack, backing into th e wind. He backed off the sheeted roof and fell to the concrete. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
567

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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