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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221358880

RICHMOND CONSTRUCTION INC.

Event
Demolition, Fall, Fall Protection, Jackhammer, Roof, Roof Collapse, Roof Opening
NAICS
238110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345334544
Employer profile
RICHMOND CONSTRUCTION INC.
Summary number
221358880
Report ID
0215000
Project type
D
Construction end-use
C

Event description

Employee falls from roof and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 8:37 a.m. on May 27, 2021, an employee completed jackhammering a section of roof as part of a demolition job and began to walk along the exposed edge. At some point, a section of the roof that the employee walked on broke apart; the employee fell approximately sixty feet and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    869
    Fall distance
    60

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