Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159553.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 159553.015 -- Report ID: 0419730 -- Event Date: 08/29/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1695157.015	08/31/2023		238160	Empire Roofing Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 29, 2023, an employee was spraying Olybond 500 insulation adhesive on the roof. As the employee was laying down the Olybond 500 insulation adhesive, he was walking backwards while not wearing fall protection. While walking backwards, he tripped on the edge of the roof, falling off the roof down through a screen lanai onto the concrete patio below. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in multiple contusions, a skull fracture, hemorrhaging and severe cerebral edema. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the torso, resulting in multiple rib fractures and hemorrhagic lacerations of multiple thoracic and abdominal organs. The employee sustained lacerations to the spleen and liver. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Abdomen, Adhesive, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Laceration, Liver, Rib, Roof, Skull, Spleen, Sprayed, Torso, Tripped, Walking Backward

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1695157.015	30	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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