Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163016.015 - Employee dies from multiple trauma in fall, awning collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 163016.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/11/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1716581.015	08/12/2023		238160	Roofing Ninjas Tx

Abstract: At 6:40 p.m. on August 11, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was installing new shingles and flashing on a window awning on a 3rd story multi-family residential building. The roofer unhooked from his lanyard that was attached to an aerial lift and stepped out of the lift onto the awning. The awning collapsed and the roofer fell approximately 30 feet to the ground The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Anchor, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building Collapse, Construction, Contusion, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Structural Collapse, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1716581.015	27	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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