Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158359.015 - Employee is killed in fall through barn roof gap during roof

Accident Summary Nr: 158359.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/24/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1685546.015	07/24/2023		238160	Yoder Roofing

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on July 24, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was removing metal sheeting material from a barn canopy roof structure. The employee fell through a gap in the roofing to the barn floor below. He died due to head trauma from impact with the barn floor.

Keywords: Barn, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Head, Metal Sheet, Removing, Roof, Roof Decking, Roof Opening, Roofer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1685546.015	42	M	Fatality		Roofers

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