Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136609.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 136609.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1538506.015	06/25/2021		236220	Spectrum Construction Group Inc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on June 25, 2021, an employee laid insulation on a roof prior to the start of installation of sheet metal roofing panels. The employee wore fall protection (consisting of a harness, lanyard, and rope rigged to adjust manually) while working on the roof. At some point, the employee fell approximately thirty-five feet and was killed by traumatic head injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Lanyard, Roof Panel, Rope, Sheet Metal, Thermal Insulation, Traumatic

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1538506.015	33	M	Fatality		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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