OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221556327

GEOSCAPE SOLAR LLC

PARSIPPANY, NJ— 2023-04-19T00:00:00

Event: Backing Up, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Roof, Torso
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346644438
Employer profile: GEOSCAPE SOLAR LLC
Summary number: 221556327
Report ID: 0214200
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on April 19, 2023, an employee was snapping lines four feet from the roof perimeter. The employee was backing up with a snap line and accidently fell off the roof. The employee was killed due to severe trauma to the head and upper torso.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

Fall distance
36

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