Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139068.015 - Employee Falls Through Roof Opening And Is Killed By Head Tr

Accident Summary Nr: 139068.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552763.015	09/10/2021		238160	West Coast Roofing And Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on September 10, 2021, an employee worked to remove and install PBR metal panels. At some point, the employee fell approximately twenty feet throug h a roof opening, received severe head trauma, and was killed.

Keywords: fall, fall from elevation, fall protection, head, installing, metal decking, panel, roof, roof opening, traumatic

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1552763.015	22	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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