Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14514020

WILLIAM FEREL INC

Event
ROOF COLLAPSE, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2500940
Employer profile
WILLIAM FEREL INC
Summary number
14514020
Report ID
524700

Event description

Employee killed in 30 ft fall through roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was installing wiring from damper motors on the roof of an old found ry building. The roof was made of poured gypsum with fiberboard (asbestos) formi ng. Employee #1 was walking across the roof when a small, approximately 30 in. b y 40 in. section broke open. He fell about 30 ft to the concrete floor and was k illed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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