OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221547664

TOTAL WOOD CARE, LLC

STROUDSBURG, PA— 2023-03-20T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, High Wind, Inspecting, Insulation, Roof, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346578578
Employer profile: TOTAL WOOD CARE, LLC
Summary number: 221547664
Report ID: 0317700
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall while doing roof inspection

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on March 20, 2023, an employee was inspecting the roof to determine what work needed to be done. A strong gust of wind blew up a large piece of insulation, which impacted the employee and knocked him off the roof. The employee landed on a pile of stacked cinder blocks and was killed due to blunt force trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7045

Fall distance
42

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