OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #979708

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

1988-04-02T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,ROOF,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 979708
Report ID: 950411

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, 1988, Employee #1 fell 8 ft fr om the roof of a garage to a concrete floor. He died of massive head injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
43

Occupation code
567

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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