Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126072.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof of commercial building

Accident Summary Nr: 126072.015 -- Report ID: 0830400 -- Event Date: 05/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474887.015	05/12/2020		236220	Henry Carlson Construction Llc

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on May 12, 2020, an employee was assisting a coworker with steel decking placement on an overhang of a commercial building roof. The coworker, who was outside of the guard rail, was having trouble with placing a steel decking sheet. The employee jumped over the guardrail to assist the coworker. While standing on a gypsum board, the board collapsed and the employee fell sixty-five feet. The employee received multiple blunt force injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Board, Collapse, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Guardrail, Roof, Roof Decking, Steel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1474887.015	24	M	Fatality		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: 65 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 65 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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