Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158380.015 - Employee is killed in fall through opening placing roofing p

Accident Summary Nr: 158380.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 07/18/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1685671.015	07/24/2023		236118	Griffith Home Builders, Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on July 18, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer was assisting a coworker in placing a roof panel into position. The employee stepped into an opening in the roof and fell 12 feet to the floor below. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to his head and unknown internal injuries and died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Internal Injuries, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Panel, Roof, Roof Decking, Roof Opening, Roofer, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1685671.015	39	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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