OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221722515

SUNRISE ROOFING & CHIMNEY, INC.

LYNBROOK, NY— 2024-11-30T00:00:00

Event: Brain, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Head, Roof, Shingles, Struck Against, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347907289
Employer profile: SUNRISE ROOFING & CHIMNEY, INC.
Summary number: 221722515
Report ID: 0214700
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee falls from roof edge while removing shingles and is

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on November 30, 2024, an employee was removing existing shingles from a residential roof. The employee fell from the roof edge and struck his head on the ground, sustaining fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
15

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