Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147333.015 - Employee is killed in fall from rooftop

Accident Summary Nr: 147333.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/27/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1603377.015	06/23/2022		238120	G&M Steel Building Llc

Abstract: At 6:37 p.m. on June 27, 2022, an employee had just removed a panel of roof sheathing from a rooftop when he stepped onto the underlying roof insulation and fell through the roof. The employee was not using fall protection and fell approximately 18 feet. As the employee fell, he struck a cabinet, shelving, and the concrete floor and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Roof, Roof Opening, Roof Panel, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1603377.015	39	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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