Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160376.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 160376.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 09/28/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1700418.015	09/28/2023		238160	Juan Montiel

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on September 28, 2023, an employee was working with three coworkers atop the roof of a four-story apartment building (#6000), rolling out and installing synthetic paper. The employee was wearing a safety harness. However, at the time of the accident, he was not secured to his lifeline/anchor point, when he fell from the roof, which was approximately 42 feet high. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Anchor, Building, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Harness, Installing, Roof, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1700418.015	25	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 42 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 42 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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