OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221686371

KARBOWSKI CONSTRUCTION, INC.

KEYSTONE, CO— 2024-07-23T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Head, Lanyard, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Removing, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Dormer, Roofer, Skull
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347639908
Employer profile: KARBOWSKI CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number: 221686371
Report ID: 0830500
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee sustains head trauma in fall from roof, later dies

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on July 23, 2024, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was removing a drip guard from a dormer on a residential roof. The employee fell approximately 11 to 14 feet from the roof to the concrete patio below. The employee sustained head trauma and was transported to the hospital and taken into surgery. The employee was placed on life support. On July 26, 2024, the employee died overnight in the hospital.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
11

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