Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172343.015 - Employee sustains head trauma in fall from roof, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 172343.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 12/02/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1791265.015	12/03/2024		238120	Southern Steel & Tubular Building Erectors Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on December 2, 2024, an employee working as a metal worker for a structural metal contractor was walking on top of a roof collecting and bagging discarded roofing insulation. The employee stepped onto a fiberglass skylight and fell through the roof approximately 17 feet to the concrete warehouse floor below. Reports were received that the employee was not wearing his personal fall arrest system (PFAS). The employee sustained multiple blunt-force trauma to his head and body. He was transported to the hospital, where he was placed on life support. On January 5, 2025, the employee was determined to be brain-dead and was removed from life support. The employee died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Cleaning, Commercial Building, Concrete Floor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Lanyard, Lifeline, Metal, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Roof, Roof Opening, Roof Opening Cover, Skylight, Torso, Traumatic Brain Injury, Work Surface

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1791265.015	32	M	Fatality		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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