Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149440.015 - Employee is killed due to head trauma in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 149440.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/06/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1620159.015	09/06/2022		238160	Sapp'S Roofing

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on September 6, 2022, an employee who was not wearing fall protection was working on a roof when he fell. The employee was killed due to head injuries in the 30 foot drop to the ground below.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1620159.015	58	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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