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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1474887.01505/12/2020236220Henry 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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