Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164609.015 - Employee is killed in fall through roof hole to tile floor

Accident Summary Nr: 164609.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 09/06/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1696641.015	09/07/2023		238160	Almaraz Roofing

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on September 6, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was removing a section of damaged roof. The employee fell through a hole in the roof section that had been removed. The employee died from head injuries after falling approximately 20 feet to the tile floor below.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Concrete Floor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Removal, Removing, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Work Surface

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1696641.015	39	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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