Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174598.015 - Employee is fatally injured while removing tarp while roofin

Accident Summary Nr: 174598.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/10/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1803714.015	02/10/2025		238160	Lake Michigan Exteriors Llc

Abstract: At 9:49 a.m. on February 10, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a roofer and was removing a tarp from a roof. The tarp needed to be cut in order to remove it to begin shingle work. The wind caught the tarp causing Employee #1 to be off balance and fall off multiple levels of the roof. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, High Wind, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Removing, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Safety Device, Tarp, Training, Walking Surface, Weather, Windy, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1803714.015	29	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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