OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221554637

RAPID STEEL BUILDING CORPORATION

BLUEFIELD, WV— 2023-04-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Column, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Insulation, Roof, Struck Against
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346633225
Employer profile: RAPID STEEL BUILDING CORPORATION
Summary number: 221554637
Report ID: 0316400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall through roof

Investigation abstract

At 8:15 a.m. on April 12, 2023, Employee #1 was assisting in the installation of insulation on the roof of a pre-engineered building. The roof was approximately 27 feet 4 inches high. Employee #1 was utilizing a personal fall arrest system attached to a 50-foot lifeline. As Employee #1 worked to secure the insulation, he fell from the section of roof through the insulation. The employee fell approximately 10 to 12 feet before his fall was arrested and struck the column of the building. Employee #1 was killed due to head trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
6

Fall distance
10

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