OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221493703
ACADEMY ROOFING & SHEET METAL
WEST DES MOINES, IA—
Event description
Employee is killed in fall from elevation
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on July 27, 2022, an employee was removing sheet metal from a parapet to cut the excess plywood overhang. The employee fell over the parapet to the next lower level, approximately 20 feet below. The employee was killed and suffered broken bones.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 595
- Fall distance
- 20
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