Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221565765

W N QUALITY FRAMING INC

Event
Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Lightning, Paralysis, Roof, Roofer, Struck By
NAICS
238130
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346722119
Employer profile
W N QUALITY FRAMING INC
Summary number
221565765
Report ID
0419700
Project type
A
Construction end-use
A

Event description

Employee is killed in lightning strike and fall

Investigation abstract

At 1:55 p.m. on May 22, 2023, an employee was on roof sheathing. Lightning struck near the employee, causing him to be temporarily paralyzed. The employee fell 17 feet head first to the concrete floor. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    595
    Fall distance
    17

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