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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 125354.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Roof

**Accident: 125354.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 04/11/2020**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1472323.015	04/11/2020		Rch Roofing Corp.

At 8:30 a.m. on April 11, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was handling roofing insulation sheets on the roof of a four-story commercial buildi ng. He was close to the edge and outside of the warning line when he fell, a fa ll height of 60 feet. A witness reported that a gust of wind blew Employee #1 o ff the roof. Employee #1, who sustained traumatic injuries, including to his he ad, face, and neck, was killed.

Keywords: construction, face, fall, fall protection, head, high wind, material handling, neck, roof, roofer, warning line, windy

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Other			4	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1472323.015	42	M	Fatality		Roofers: Helpers	FallDist: 60 FallHt:60 Cause: Roofing FatCause:

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