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Accident Summary Nr: 79289.015 - Employee is killed in fall through hole in roof

Accident Summary Nr: 79289.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/31/2015
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1089403.01508/31/2015238160The Ramos Roofing Company

Abstract: At 6:05 a.m. on August 31, 2015, Employee #1 was moving or lifting a 4 foot by 8 foot sheet of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) that was lying on the steel decking of a flat roof. The OSB was covering a three and one half foot by six foot hole in the decking on the roof. Employee #1 fell through the hole in the decking, 15 feet, and landed on the concrete floor, causing head trauma, and killing him. The fall was unwitnessed.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Floor Opening, Head, Roof, Struck Against
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   2 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1089403.015 39 M Fatality Roofers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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