Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117047.015 - Employee is killed in fall through roof hole

Accident Summary Nr: 117047.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407592.015	06/12/2019		238160	Jake Williams, Llc

Abstract: At 8:46 a.m. on May 28, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in repair work on the flat standing seam roof of a two-story commercial building. He was replacing a 3-foot wide by 30-foot long piece of corrugated sheet metal. Employee #1 fell through the roof opening and the insulation, a fall height of 23 feet, and struck the concrete surface. He was killed as the result of multiple injuries.

Keywords: Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Material Handling, Metal Sheet, Repair, Roof, Roof Opening, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1407592.015	20	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 23 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause:

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