OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221414634

LION BROTHERS ROOFING LLC

SCOTTSBORO, AL· 2021-11-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Bucket, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Roof, Roofer, Skylight
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345656813
Employer profile: LION BROTHERS ROOFING LLC
Summary number: 221414634
Report ID: 0418300
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls through skylight, receives blunt force trauma

Investigation abstract

At 8:45 a.m. on November 19, 2021, an employee and coworkers accessed a low-sloped roof by ladder to begin applying caulk to the seams and screws of a metal roof. Prior to donning the harness to the previously set-up fall protection on the roof, the employee attempted to reach a five-gallon bucket of Lucas #8000 Silicone Coating. The employee stepped onto a skylight and fell approximately twenty-four feet and was killed by blunt force trauma to the head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7047

Fall distance
24

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