Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1089403.015	08/31/2015		238160	The 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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