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Accident Summary Nr: 131281.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 131281.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/16/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1503698.01511/24/2020238160R. D. Kleinschmidt, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 16, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing activity at a commercial building. He was walking across the roof when he tripped, lost balance, fell on his back, and slid off the roof, a fall height of 15 feet. The employee sustained damage to internal artery structures in his neck and a fractured leg. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Artery, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Lost Balance, Neck, Roof, Roofer, Slid, Tripped, Walking Surface, Work Surface
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1503698.015 45 M Fatality Roofers Distance of Fall: 15 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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