Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM ON FEBRUARY 4, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A WHEELBARROW TO DUMP DEBRIS FROM A REROOFING JOB INTO A TRASH CHUTE THAT WAS HUNG FROM A PARAPET WALL. THE CHUTE WAS ACCESSED BY A RAMP WHICH LED TO THE TOP OF THE PARAPET WALL AND THE CHUTE OPENING. THE CHUTE WAS SUPPORTED BY AN AERIAL "TOPSIDER" SYSTEM WHICH HAD BEEN PROPPED UP AGAINST THE PARAPET. THE BUMPER (2 INCHES SQUARE) DID NOT MEASURE UP TO OSHA STANDARDS (4 INCHES THICK AND 6 INCHES HIGH) AND THERE WAS NO GUARDRAIL ACROSS THE CHUTE OPENING. WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF DEBRIS EMPLOYEE #1 FELL INTO THE CHUTE, LANDING 50 FEET BELOW IN A DUMPSTER INTO WHICH THE CHUTE EMPTIED. HE WAS KILLED.