Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169283.015 - Employee is killed in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 169283.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/15/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1768998.015	08/15/2024		238220	Mch Contractors Llc

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on August 15, 2024, Employee #1 and a coworker had cut a 52-inch by 52-inch rough opening in the roof for the installation of a new exhaust fan. The pre-fabricated roof curb was installed for the roofer to complete their part of the work. The rough opening was not immediately covered after being made. After lunch, Employee #1 was working away from the area of the opening and unknowingly walked over the uncovered opening in the roof. Employee #1 fell approximately 35 feet to the concrete warehouse floor. The employee sustained severe trauma to the right side of the body and died from blunt force trauma upon striking the concrete floor.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Roof, Roof Opening, Struck Against, Struck By, Warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1768998.015	34	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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