Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 129704.015 - Employee falls through opening in roof and is killed
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1494046.015 | 09/21/2020 | 238160 | Everlast Roofing And Co Inc |
Abstract: At 12:50 p.m. on September 21, 2020, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a roofing contractor, were replacing the entire roofing system of a one-story commercial building. The initial work involved removing the surface roofing material, the skylights, and the underlying plywood sheets, thereby creating openings in the roof and a leading edge. The employees, after finishing lunch, were returning to work and the next process, which was to replace the old plywood sheets. Employee #1, who did not put on a personal fall protection system before returning to the leading edge area, fell through the opening in the roof, a fall height of 28 feet, and struck his head on the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained a fractured skull and was killed.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | 1 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1494046.015 | 26 | M | Fatality | Roofers | Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: |