Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156585.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 156585.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/17/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1672229.015	05/23/2023		331210	Metro Steel & Pipe Supply, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 17, 2023, an employee, who was not using fall protection, had just removed a roof panel and was in the process of carrying a new roof panel over to same area he had just removed the old roof panel. The employee accidentally stepped onto the roof insulation, which was located just beneath the metal panel he had just removed, which caused the employee to fall through the roof, approximately 22 feet, and onto the concrete floor below. The employee suffered fatal blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Insulation, Roof, Roof Panel, Warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair				22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1672229.015	37	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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