Accident Report Detail
Accident: 116255.015 - Employee Dies After Falling Through Roof Opening
Accident: 116255.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/12/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1400777.015 | 05/13/2019 | Long'S Roofing & Sheet Metal Works, Inc. | |||||
At 11:18 a.m. on May 12, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was working on the roof of a two-story manufacturing plant. He was removing roof panels to create a 40-foot by 40-foot opening, so that equipment inside the plant could be lifted out by crane. Employee #1 fell through the opening, first striking the equipment, then continuing to fall, a fall height of approximately 55 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he later died. | |||||||
Keywords:
roof opening, crane, construction, fall protection, material handling, fall, roof panel
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Manufacturing plant | Other | 2 | 55 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1400777.015 | 56 | M | Fatality | Other | Management related occupations, n.e.c. |