Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131038.015 - Employee is killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 131038.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 11/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1501984.015	11/12/2020		238160	Hugo Salazar Hernandez

Abstract: At 3:50 a.m. on November 11, 2020, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a roofing contractor, were working on the roof of a school during a roof replacement. Employee #1 was tasked with picking up roofing debris and adjusting the warning lines that, along with a safety monitor, were the only means of fall protection. The employees were not using personal fall protection systems. As he worked, Employee #1 fell through a roof opening over an atrium, a fall height of 30 feet. Employee #1 sustained multiple blunt force traumatic injuries and was killed. The subsequent investigation determined that the roof opening had not been protected by a cover or guardrail system. The only protection was a warning line around the opening.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Housekeeping, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Roof, Roof Opening Cover, Roofer, Unprotected, Untrained, Warning Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1501984.015	42	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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