Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1533454.015	05/27/2021		238110	Richmond 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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