Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128792.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 128792.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489021.015	08/20/2020		238160	Agustin Morales

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 20, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in re-roofing activity at an existing two-story residential structure, a multi-employer renovation project. He was walking on the roof and carrying old shingles that had been removed from the roof when he fell, a fall height of 13 feet, and struck his head on the concrete surface. Employee #1 sustained a fractured skull and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Material Handling, Repair, Residential Construction, Roofer, Skull, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2	13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1489021.015	49	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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