Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156320.015 - Employee is killed in four-story fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 156320.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/09/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1670106.015	05/09/2023		236210	Biscayne Construction Co

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 9, 2023, an employee was installing a drip edge on a roof. The employee detached himself rom a wall-anchored lanyard and began to cross from the right side to the left side of the roof. The employee lost his left foot grip and fell from the 6th to the 2nd floor. The employee sustained a head fracture and was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Footings, Fracture, Head, Installing, Lanyard, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1670106.015	48	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 40 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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