Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124788.015 - Employee dies after falling from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 124788.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 12/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469692.015	02/27/2020		238160	Elmer Julio Perez Mendez

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 4, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in reroofing work at a one-story residence. He was not using fall protection as he removed existing weatherproofing material from the roof surface. Employee #1 slipped and fell over the unprotected edge, a fall height of 9 feet, and struck his head. He was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for blunt force traumatic head injuries. The employee died at the hospital seven days later.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Skull, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other			1	9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1469692.015	46	M	Fatality		Roof Repar: Shingle	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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