Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155463.015 - Employee is killed in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 155463.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/12/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1663322.015	04/12/2023		238160	Rapid Steel Building Corporation

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on April 12, 2023, Employee #1 was assisting in the installation of insulation on the roof of a pre-engineered building. The roof was approximately 27 feet 4 inches high. Employee #1 was utilizing a personal fall arrest system attached to a 50-foot lifeline. As Employee #1 worked to secure the insulation, he fell from the section of roof through the insulation. The employee fell approximately 10 to 12 feet before his fall was arrested and struck the column of the building. Employee #1 was killed due to head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Column, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Insulation, Roof, Struck Against

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1663322.015	36	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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