Accident Report Detail

Accident: 127735.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Roof

**Accident: 127735.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/12/2020**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1483216.015	07/13/2020		Jpj Companies, Llc

At 12:00 p.m. on July 12, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was preparing to place the last row of shingles on the roof of a single family resid ence. He was not using fall protection. As he walked backward along the ridgel ine, he walked off the edge of the roof and fell, a fall height of 15 feet. Emp loyee #1 sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries and was killed.

Keywords: fall, fall protection, fracture, installing, residential construction, roof, roof panel, roofer, walking backward

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1483216.015	34	M	Fatality		Roof Repar: Shingle	FallDist: 15 FallHt:15 Cause: Roofing FatCause:

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