Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172239.015 - Employee falls from roof while replacing aluminum roofing sh

Accident Summary Nr: 172239.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 11/26/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1790663.015	11/27/2024		238160	Edwin Alexander Meraz Ibara

Abstract: At 9:36 a.m. on November 26, 2024, an employee was working approximately 35 feet above the ground on a roofing job replacing aluminum roofing sheets with a coworker. The employee was not using fall protection. While stepping off a metal beam onto foam insulation, the employee fell through the roof approximately 35 feet to the concrete floor, sustaining fatal injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Flooring , Roof, Roofing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair				35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1790663.015	33	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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