OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221621501

ROOFING BY ROYALE INC.

CORAL GABLES, FL· 2023-12-05T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Lumbar Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury, Water, Work at Elevation
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347143091
Employer profile: ROOFING BY ROYALE INC.
Summary number: 221621501
Report ID: 0418800
Project type: C
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee suffers fatality following fall while cleaning roof

Investigation abstract

At 12:45 p.m. on December 25, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was cleaning debris from the roof. Employee #1 was using water to clean the roof when he fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered trauma to the head and lower back. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
25

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