OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14320766
KEYSTONE ROOFING CO., INC.
PHILADELPHIA, PA—
Event description
WORKING ON ROOF, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working on a roof, attempting to nail a metal cleat to the fasci a board. He was workign on a side of the roof that had no fall protection. To na il the cleat employee #1 had to stand on a 4-inch drain pipe that ran across the roof about a foot above the roof's surface. As he was nailing the cleat on, the end of the drain pipe borke off. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 26 feet to the ground. He died of his injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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