OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221589765

106535 - JORDANS ROOFING SERVICES INC

CHAMPLIN, MN— 2023-08-01T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Ladder, Roof, Roofer
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346905003
Employer profile: 106535 - JORDANS ROOFING SERVICES INC
Summary number: 221589765
Report ID: 0552700

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 noon on August 1, 2023, an employee, a subcontractor, was tearing off a roof of a two-story home to replace shingles due to hail damage when he fell 15 feet to the ground below. There were no witnesses to the incident, and it is unclear if the employee fell from the roof or from the ladder. The employee died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
999

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