Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143635.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 143635.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 02/09/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1577669.015	02/09/2022		238120	Reo Welding Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on February 9, 2022, an employee conducted leading edge work on a roof to install steel decking. As the employee moved steel decking sheets, a section the employee stood on slipped out and the employee fell approximately forty feet when the employee's fall protection failed. The employee was killed by blunt force trauma injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Decking, Decking Panel, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Installing, Leading Edge, Roof, Slip, Steel Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1577669.015	36	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 40 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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