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Accident Summary Nr: 135888.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 135888.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 05/27/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1533454.01505/27/2021238110Richmond Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 8:37 a.m. on May 27, 2021, an employee completed jackhammering a section of roof as part of a demolition job and began to walk along the exposed edge. At some point, a section of the roof that the employee walked on broke apart; the employee fell approximately sixty feet and was killed.

Keywords: Demolition, Fall, Fall Protection, Jackhammer, Roof, Roof Collapse, Roof Opening
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building Demolition   6 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1533454.015 49 M Fatality Construction laborers Distance of Fall: 60 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Demolition
Fatality Cause:

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