Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150216.015 - Employee is killed in fall while installing roofing

Accident Summary Nr: 150216.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/04/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1626391.015	10/05/2022		236115	Swiss Builders Llc

Abstract: At 12:15 a.m. on October 4, 2022, an employee (Foreman) was working for a company constructing a travel trailer factory. The employee was working on a crew of 5 coworkers installing insulation and metal roofing on the building. The crew went down from the roof to have lunch. After lunch, they returned to the roof to continue the installation. The employee came up on the roof and was observed not wearing his harness. He then went to the north side of the building where he was working prior to lunch. He did not put on any fall protection equipment, then he bent over to stretch out the insulation prior installing the metal panel. He apparently overstepped and placed his foot onto the insulation as he was bending over. He then appeared to step to close or over the edge, lost his balance and fell forward onto the concrete floor 25 feet below. The employee died from blunt force trauma to the head when he hit face first onto the concrete floor.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Head, Installing, Insulation, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Protective Clothing, Roofer, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1626391.015	25	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 32 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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