OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221726565

TRIUMPH HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC

PHILADELPHIA, PA— 2024-12-14T00:00:00

Event: Applying, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Harness, Lanyard, Leading Edge, Lifeline, Lost Balance, Maintenance, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Repair, Roof, Roofer, Roofing
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347934200
Employer profile: TRIUMPH HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC
Summary number: 221726565
Report ID: 0317000
Project type: C
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies of multiple fractures in fall from roof edge

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on December 14, 2024, an employee was applying thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roofing material near the edge of the roof. The employee stood up and lost his balance falling off the roof to the ground level below. The employee died from multiple fractures.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
30

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