OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221580061

LET US LIFT IT, INC.

WILMINGTON, DE— 2023-07-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Roof, Slip, Tripped
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346824238
Employer profile: LET US LIFT IT, INC.
Summary number: 221580061
Report ID: 0317300
Project type: C
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on July 12, 2023, Employee #1 and a coworker were conducting feet from the porch roof to the concrete grade below. It is unclear if Employee #1 was on the ladder or if he tripped or slipped off of the porch roof. roofing activities in Wilmington, DE. Employee #1 advised the coworker that he had parked his personal vehicle in a one-hour parking zone. Employee #1 told the coworker that he needed to move his truck. The coworker acknowledged he was leaving the area and proceeded up a 28-foot extension ladder. The coworker stated that after some time had passed, he heard a loud crash. The coworker stated that "he immediately came down from ladder scaffolding to porch roof and looked over the edge to see his coworker had fallen to the landing below which was concrete and was bleeding from the head." Employee #1 fell approximately 10

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
10

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