Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146851.015 - Employee is killed in fall through open hole in roof

Accident Summary Nr: 146851.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1598864.015	05/31/2022		238130	Matco Construction Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on May 31, 2022, an employee was roofing on a residential building under construction when he fell through an unguarded opening in the roof. The employee fell approximately 25 feet and hit his head on the ground, causing his death.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Skull, Unguarded

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1598864.015	21	M	Fatality		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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