Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150147.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 150147.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/30/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1625880.015	10/03/2022		238160	Arturo Santos-Martinez

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on September 30, 2022, an employee was on a roof attaching the safety rope to his safety harness when, after the harness was attached, his foot got stuck in the gutter and he lost his balance. The safety rope was wrapped around the employee's foot which caused him to fall head first onto the ground. The employee died due to blunt force trauma to his head.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Entangled, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Harness, Head, Lost Balance, Roof, Roofer, Rope

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1625880.015	48	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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