OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221573538

TCC ROOFING CONTRACTORS, INC.

EAGLE, CO— 2023-06-16T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Roof
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346779994
Employer profile: TCC ROOFING CONTRACTORS, INC.
Summary number: 221573538
Report ID: 0830500
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is killed in fall off ladder at construction projec

Investigation abstract

At 12:45 p.m. on June 16, 2023, an employee was climbing up the ladder to get onto the roof, carrying 10-foot-long copper valleys on his shoulders, when he fell from 8-13 feet. The employee landed on his backside; then, his head slammed back hitting the ground. He was wearing a hard hat, which flew off on impact. The employee suffered a head injury and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
9

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