OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506265
HI & DRI ROOFING COMPANY
DENVER, CO—
Event description
FALL FROM ROOF EDGE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, WORKING IN A ROOF-EDGE MATERIAL HANDLING AREA, WAS IN THE PROCESS O F LOWERING ROOFING MATERIALS WITH A DERRICK HOIST. THE HOIST WAS LOCATED AT THE ROOF'S EDGE. WHILE LEANING OVER THE EDGE OF THE ROOF TO ATTACH A BUCKET OF ASPHA LT TO THE HOOK OF THE HOIST, EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO AN ADJACENT GROUP LEVEL, A DIST ANCE OF 47 FEET. HE WAS KILLED. GUARDRAILS OR THEIR EQUIVALENT, OR A SAFETY BELT AND LIFELINE WAS NOT PROVIDED AS REQUIRED IN 1926.500 (G) (5).
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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