Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169852.015 - Employee falls from roof and sustains fatal injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 169852.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/12/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1773141.015	09/04/2024		238160	Gerardo Hernandez Pena

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 12, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a roofing subcontractor, had been working on a roof for approximately one hour. A subcontractor assumed the employee had gone down to retrieve materials. The employee was later found face down on the ground, approximately 8 to 10 feet away from the ladder and the wall. Employee #1 sustained a facial injury and was pronounced dead by the medical examiner on the same day.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Descending, Descending Ladder, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ladder, Roof, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition				21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1773141.015	35	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 21 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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