Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80987.015 - Construction company owner is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 80987.015 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 11/02/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1105598.015	11/09/2015		236118	Horseshoe Bend Improvements, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on November 2, 2015, Employee #1, the owner of a construction company, and Coworkers #1 and #2, employees of the construction company, were working at a single family residential building that was being renovated. Employee #1 used a Werner stepladder to climb up to the back roof, where Coworkers #1 and #2 were tearing off roofing shingles and installing felt. Employee #1 spoke with his employees about cleaning up due to impending rain. He then picked up a bag of roofing materials trash and crossed over to another roof. He walked to the front middle porch overhang area of the roof, which had a pitch of approximately 2:12. Employee #1 tossed the bag of trash from the roof to a utility trailer parked approximately 11 feet from the house. As he tossed the bag, Employee #1 fell from the roof to a brick walkway, a fall height of approximately 10.5 feet. Employee #1 struck his head on the walkway and was killed. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 was not using fall protection when he fell.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Housekeeping, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1105598.015	50	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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