Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146156.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 146156.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 05/05/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1594745.015	05/09/2022		238160	West Tennessee Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 3:23 p.m. on May 5, 2022, an employee was installing a metal roof on a reside ntial building. The employee was popping a chalk line on the metal roofing pane ls when he fell off the side of the roof, falling a distance of 12 feet to the g round. The employee was killed from injuries sustained upon impact.

Keywords: blunt force trauma, fall, fall from elevation, installing, roof, roofer, traumatic

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1594745.015	24	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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