Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 162158.015 - Employee suffers fatality after falling from collapsed roof

Accident Summary Nr: 162158.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/04/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1714420.015	12/05/2023		238160	Hoover Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on December 4, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was installing a roof onto a commercial building when a portion of the old roof collapsed. Employee #1 fell 30 feet to the interior concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered blunt force trauma which led to his fatality. Employee #1 was not using fall protection.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Traumatic

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other				30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1714420.015	25	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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