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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221393929

ELITE CONSTRUCTION AND ROOFING

Event
Fall, Fall Protection, Roof, Roofer, Walking Backward
NAICS
238160
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345542229
Employer profile
ELITE CONSTRUCTION AND ROOFING
Summary number
221393929
Report ID
0830100
Project type
A
Construction end-use
A

Event description

Employee steps backward on roof, falls and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee took a piece of foam off a stack while stepping backwards. The employee stepped off the roof, fell approximately fourteen feet, and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    869
    Fall distance
    14

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