OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221624539

TEAM FARRELL INC

HARTFORD, TN· 2023-12-14T00:00:00

Event: Back, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Neck, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Vent, Ventilation
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #347166902
Employer profile: TEAM FARRELL INC
Summary number: 221624539
Report ID: 0454716
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls from roof and suffers fractures, later dies

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 p.m. on December 14, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was installing a commercial cook vent when he fell 20 feet from the roof to the ground. Employee was not wearing fall protection. Employee #1 suffered fractures to the neck, back, and the ribcage and was hospitalized. He was removed from life support on December 16, 2023 and died. The employer reported the resulting fatality to TOSHA shortly thereafter.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
20

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