Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 162956.015 - Employee dies after fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 162956.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/16/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1719852.015	01/05/2024		238160	Capital City Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 3:15 a.m. on January 16, 2024, an employee was setting up to start roofing activities on an 8/12 school roof, while not wearing fall protection. The employee fell from the roof, falling 26 feet to the concrete sidewalk. The employee suffered a head injury, ruptured spleen, and a broken pelvis, leading to coma and death.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Coma, Concrete, Concrete Surface, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pelvis, Roof, Rupture, Spleen

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1719852.015	28	M	Fatality		Roof Repar: Shingle	Distance of Fall: 26 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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