Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 173320.015 - Employee dies in fall while installing membrane on low slope

Accident Summary Nr: 173320.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 01/09/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1796849.015	01/10/2025		238160	Interstate Roofing & Waterproofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on January 9, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a roofer for a general contractor and was working on a new construction low-slope commercial roof. Employee #1 was was installing plastic membrane material to the flat roof surface in close proximity to the roof edge on the north side of the building. Employee #1 was in a crouched position and he lost his footing when he went to stand up. Employee #1 fell approximately 51 feet off the roof edge. Employee #1 died from multiple injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Commercial Building, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Installing, Insufficient Supervision, Leading Edge, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Training, Unprotected, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Weather, Work Surface

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	1796849.015	23	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 51 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 51 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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