OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348858

WARRIOR REMODELING CO

TUSCALOOSA, AL— 1984-10-30T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SINGLE STORY, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1633916
Employer profile: WARRIOR REMODELING CO
Summary number: 14348858
Report ID: 418300

Event description

Employee killed in fall from roof of building

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 30, 1984, Employee #1 was working on the s loped roof of a single family home. While he was getting onto a ladder to descen d, he missed and fell 11 ft to the ground. Employee #1 died of head injuries. Th e ladder had been secured to the roof.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 68 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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