Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172574.015 - Employee sustains head trauma in fall from roof, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 172574.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/10/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1792825.015	12/11/2024		238160	Hyr Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 10, 2024, an employee working for a roofing contractor was working on top of a residential roof. A coworker struck a water-pipe with his pneumatic nail gun. The employee fell through the attic sheet rock approximately 8.5 feet to the surface below. The employee was transported to the local hospital with blunt force trauma to his head. At 6:00 p.m., the employee died in the hospital.

Keywords: Attic, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Hand Tool, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nail, Nail gun, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Sheetrock, Torso, Water, Wet

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1792825.015	56	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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