Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159425.015 - Employee falls from height, incurs brain swelling, and later

Accident Summary Nr: 159425.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/25/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1694207.015	08/29/2023		238160	Kali Powerful Construction Company Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 25, 2023, an employee, a 25-year-old Spanish speaking male construction laborer, was preparing and staging areas of the facility roof in preparation for demolition and replacement of metal roofing areas. This included walking along the roof area to deliver and move products and tools. While traversing along a structurally weakened area of the roof, the employee stepped onto and fell through the roof to the ground below. The particular area contained rusted and eroded metal sheet roofing between metal trusses. The height of the fall was approximately 17 feet. The employee sustained internal brain injuries, including swelling and bleeding. The employee was not able to survive the head trauma and ultimately died.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Construction, Demolition, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Laborer, Roof, Roof Collapse, Traumatic Brain Injury, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1694207.015	25	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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