OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221457310

JAMESTOWN ROOFING, INC.

CHAUTAUQUA, NY· 2022-04-22T00:00:00

Event: Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Roofer, Skull, Tie-Off, Tripped
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345918007
Employer profile: JAMESTOWN ROOFING, INC.
Summary number: 221457310
Report ID: 0213600
Project type: E
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in trip and fall while working on roof

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on April 22, 2022, an employee, a roofer, was working on a commercial building roof. The employee tripped and fell 5 stories to the ground and broke his right femur fractured his skull. The employee died as a result of his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
55

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