Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149183.015 - Employee dies from electrical shock and fall during roofing

Accident Summary Nr: 149183.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/23/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1617633.015	08/24/2022		238160	American Metal Roofs Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 a.m. on August 23, 2022, an employee was working as a roofer for a roofing contractor installing a metal roof on a residential home. The employee climbed a secured ladder while carrying a 10-foot piece of metal trim. A coworker called out to the worker on the ladder causing him to turn around. At this point, the metal trim contacted a live electrical line causing him to fall approximately 18 feet to the ground. EMS transported the employee to the hospital, where he died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clearance, Climbing, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Installing, Ladder, Metal, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Shock

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1617633.015	46	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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