Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 157395.015 - Employee is killed in fall from rooftop

Accident Summary Nr: 157395.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 06/20/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1678320.015	06/21/2023		238160	Brent Skabelund Roofing Llc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on June 20, 2023, an employee was standing on a section of the roof with a 4/12 pitch and placing metal flashing in the transition portion of the roof above the entrance of the cabin. The employee slipped while working and the force of his legs swinging off and below the roof line caused him to fling backward. The employee hit a stair railing below the area he was working and struck his upper back/lower neck on the railing, causing his death. The employee suffered a hemorrhage/internal bleeding to the brain.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Fall, Handrail, Internal Bleeding, Roof, Slip, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1678320.015	21	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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