OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221617491

PERFORMANCE ROOFING, LLC

ORLANDO, FL· 2023-11-17T00:00:00

Event: Anchor, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Disconnected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Installing, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Shingles, Traumatic
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347113904
Employer profile: PERFORMANCE ROOFING, LLC
Summary number: 221617491
Report ID: 0419730
Project type: C
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee installing shingles falls from roof, blunt force tr

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on November 17, 2023, Employee #1 was employed by a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was installing shingles on a three-story apartment building. Employee #1 and her coworkers were utilizing fall protection. A coworker requested help from Employee #1. Prior to walking over to assist the coworker Employee #1 detached her fall protection from the anchor point and fell from the roof. Employee #1 died from blunt force trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 F

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

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