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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221691678

107904 - MIKE HANSEN CONSTRUCTION LLC DBA MIKE HANSEN ROOFI

Event
Back, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Ground, Head, Lost Balance, Roof
NAICS
238170
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347668790
Employer profile
107904 - MIKE HANSEN CONSTRUCTION LLC DBA MIKE HANSEN ROOFI
Summary number
221691678
Report ID
0552700

Event description

Employee falls from low-sloped roof and injures head and bac

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:15 p.m. on June 26, 2024, Employee #1, employed as a roofer, was siding the exterior wall of a 2-story, single-family home in Le Center, MN. The employee was working on a low-sloped roof of a breezeway between the house and garage, approximately 8'-3" above the ground, when he lost his balance and fell. The fall resulted in head and back injuries. Witnesses on-site and first responders immediately called emergency services. The employee was initially transported via ambulance to a local fairground, then airlifted to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN, where he later died from his injuries on July 1, 2024.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 41 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    999

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