Accident Report Detail
Accident: 121982.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Roof
Accident: 121982.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/25/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1447220.015 | 11/25/2019 | Sel Roofing And Waterproofing | |||||
At 9:00 a.m. on November 25, 2019, Employee #1 was replacing rotted wood, on the edge of a roof, during a construction project. As Employee #1 stepped onto a joist to steady himself, while removing the plywood, the joist below him collapsed. Employee #1 fell approximately nine-and-half-feet, head first, striking the brick pavers below and then landed on the walkway. As a result of the incident, Employee #1 suffered fatal fractures to the skull and was then pronounced dead at the scene. | |||||||
Keywords:
structural collapse, falling object, roof, maintenance, lumber, lost control, leading edge, joist, head, guardrail, guard, fracture, footings, fall, struck by, lost consciousness, collapse, construction, skull, planking
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1447220.015 | 56 | M | Fatality | Fracture | Roofers |