OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221402613
WEST ROOFING SYSTEMS INC.
CLARINGTON, OH·
Event description
Employee falls through roof decking and is killed by blunt f
Investigation abstract
At 10:30 a.m. on October 18, 2021, an employee worked with two coworkers to remove existing roofing materials from the roof of a commercial building. The coworkers cut existing roof decking in preparation to replace the sections. At some point, the employee walked through the section of decking being cut, a section of decking gave way and the employee fell approximately thirty-eight feet. The employee received multiple blunt force trauma injuries and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 595
- Fall distance
- 38
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