OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332449

METRO WATERPROOFING, INC.

DECATUR, GA— 1985-08-04T00:00:00

Event: ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100335249
Employer profile: METRO WATERPROOFING, INC.
Summary number: 14332449
Report ID: 418100

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were working together to roll out a plastic roofing m embrane. Employee #1 was walking backward, pulling the backing off the roll and laying down the membrane as he went. When he reached the edge of the roof he tri pped over the low parapet and fell 30 ft. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
595

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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