OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221462534

BMZ ROOFING

TETON VILLAGE, WY· 2022-04-27T00:00:00

Event: Anchor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Building, Concrete, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Head, Lanyard, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pavement, Roof, Roofer, Skull, Tie-Off, Work Surface
NAICS: 236116
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345936025
Employer profile: BMZ ROOFING
Summary number: 221462534
Report ID: 0855610
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed due to fall while tearing off roof

Investigation abstract

At 8:25 a.m. on April 27, 2022, an employee was tearing cedar shake shingles off a 5/12 pitch roof 60 feet off the ground without using the provided fall protection. The employee stepped onto a plastic covering on the west side of the roof when he fell. The employee impacted the concrete pavement below head first and was killed. The narrative indicated that the employee was possibly preparing to tie off before he started work. The narrative does not explain why he did not complete tie-off but does indicate PPE may have been insufficient.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
60

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