Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118162.015 - Employee is killed in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 118162.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1416949.015	06/07/2019		238160	Elite Roofing Supply Sc Llc

Abstract: At 9:02 a.m. on June 7, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a roofing company, were on the roof of a one-story commercial building and preparing for re-roofing activity. They had delivered roofing materials and were loading stacks of sheets together on the roof. The wood surface gave way and Employee #1 fell through the roof, a fall height of approximately 20 feet, and struck the concrete surface. Employee #1 sustained traumatic head injury and was killed.

Keywords: Concrete, Construction, Delivery Work, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Loading, Material Handling, Repair, Roof, Roofer, Skull, Structural Collapse, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1416949.015	20	M	Fatality		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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