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Accident Summary Nr: 119276.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Roof
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1425989.015 | 08/26/2019 | 238160 | Flood'S Roofing Llc |
Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 24, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was assisting coworkers to scrape old shingles from the roof of a residential struc ture. As he stood on a rotten piece of wood along the roof's edge, the wood gav e way, causing him to fall to the concrete driveway, a fall height of approximat ely 23 feet. Employee #1 sustained multiple skull fractures, multiple spinal fr actures, and multiple fractured ribs. He was killed.
Keywords:
concrete, dismantling, fall, fall protection, fracture, material handling, residential construction, rib, roof, roofer, skull, spine, structural collapse
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 23 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1425989.015 | 52 | M | Fatality | Roofers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: |