Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131775.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 131775.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 12/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1506912.015	12/15/2020		236115	Reyes Y Reyes Construction Llc

Abstract: At 2:04 p.m. on December 14, 2020, Employee #1, a carpenter employed by a construction company, was on the roof of a multifamily residential structure. After picking up a small truss from a pile on the roof, the employee was walking toward another carpenter who was to install the truss. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 42 feet, and sustained blunt force traumatic injuries to his head and torso. He was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Residential Construction, Roof, Torso, Truss, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1506912.015	50	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 42 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 42 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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