Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123296.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 123296.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 01/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1455944.015	01/15/2020		238160	G & I Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on January 15, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in reroofing work at a two-story single family residence. The employee was wearing two harnesses but was not tied off to an anchor point or safety line while on the roof, which had a 9:12 pitch. The employee fell from the eave to the concrete patio, a fall height of 23 feet. He was killed.

Keywords: Anchor, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, PPE, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Safety Control Line, Tie-Off

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	31	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1455944.015	40	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 23 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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