OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221364052

ROLAND SLATE SERVICE CO., INC.

BALTIMORE, MD· 2021-06-18T00:00:00

Event: Chimney, Collapse, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Leg, Roof, Struck By, Traumatic
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345371546
Employer profile: ROLAND SLATE SERVICE CO., INC.
Summary number: 221364052
Report ID: 0352430
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is struck by crumbling chimney, falls, and dies nex

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on June 18, 2021, an employee worked on a roof to check a chimney. At some point, the chimney crumbled apart and struck the employee who then fell approximately thirty-eight feet. The employee was taken to the hospital to treat fractures to both legs and head trauma, but died the next day.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
38

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