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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #967091

HEAD,WORK RULES,ROOF,SHEET METAL,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
HEAD,WORK RULES,ROOF,SHEET METAL,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
967091
Report ID
931700

Event description

Employee dies in fall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a sheet metal worker, fell from an 8:12 pitched roof with a ground- to-eave height of 26 ft. He landed on his head and died. There was no fall prote ction or catch platform provided.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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