Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122661.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 122661.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 12/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452252.015	12/18/2019		236116	Garcia'S Framing Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on December 17, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was installing decking for the roof of a new three-story residential structure, part of a multiemployer construction project. He was on the roof and carrying a sheet of plywood when a gust of wind caught the plywood, causing him to fall off the roof, a fall height of 31 feet. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Weather, Windy, Wood Panel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	31	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1452252.015	28	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 31 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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