OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221676695

DSM EXTERIORS, INC.

DAVENPORT, IA· 2024-06-14T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Arm, Back, Chest, Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Dislocated, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand, Harness, Head, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Lifeline, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Sprain, Torso, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347571382
Employer profile: DSM EXTERIORS, INC.
Summary number: 221676695
Report ID: 0751910
Project type: C
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee dies of multiple blunt trauma in fall off flat roo

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on June 14, 2024, an employee working as a roofer for a building contractor was working on a 4-story flat roof on a multi-unit residential building. The employee was not wearing fall protection when he fell approximately 40 feet to the ground. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
40

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