OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221521529

N.F. MANSUETTO & SONS, INC.

SANDUSKY, OH— 2022-12-15T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Removing, Roof, Roof Collapse, Roof Decking, Roofer
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346394042
Employer profile: N.F. MANSUETTO & SONS, INC.
Summary number: 221521529
Report ID: 0524700
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed after falling through roof

Investigation abstract

At 9:43 a.m. on December 15, 2022, an employee was removing existing roofing materials with a shovel on a low sloped commercial dwelling with five other workers when the cementitious wood fiber decking section gave way. The employee fell through the roof and struck a garage door track before ultimately impacting the concrete floor 17-feet below. The employee suffered severe facial and head trauma and was pronounced dead on scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
17

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