Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166501.015 - Employee dies after fall from roof to concrete while framing

Accident Summary Nr: 166501.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 02/12/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1747503.015	02/16/2024		238130	Rfx2024xeg419x0049 - Erickson Building Components Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on February 12, 2024, an employee working for a framing contractor was laying 4 by 4 OSB sheet on a single-story residential roof. The roof was approximately 10 to12 feet high. The employee was wearing a harness and had a fall restraint system in the area but apparently was not connected. The employee died from head trauma when he fell to the inside of the home onto the concrete floor.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Concrete Floor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Framing, Harness, Head, Installing, Lifeline, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1747503.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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