OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221544968

R K WALLACE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

PELAHATCHIE, MS— 2023-03-08T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Installing, Laborer, PPE, Work Surface
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346555527
Employer profile: R K WALLACE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number: 221544968
Report ID: 0419400

Event description

Employee dies of multiple blunt traumas in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 p.m. on March 8, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer was putting on ridge caps and installing end eaves. The employee fell from the roof approximately 19 feet to the ground below. The employee struck the concrete and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

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