OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221583537

THE ROOFING GUYS

CANASTOTA, NY— 2023-07-24T00:00:00

Event: CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL BURN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTNING, MULTI-EMPLOYER WORKSITE, MULTIEMPLOYER, ROOFER, SHOCK, STRUCK BY, TREE, WEATHER
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Unprogrammed Related
Activity number: #346855166
Employer profile: THE ROOFING GUYS
Summary number: 221583537
Report ID: 0215800

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIES RESTING UNDER TREE WHEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on July 24, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was sitting under a tree. The employee was struck by lightning and killed due to electrocution.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 0

Event type
13

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