OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221590250

ROOFSREPAIR.COM LLC

MIAMI, FL— 2023-08-11T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Surface, Concussion, Contusion, Descending, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Laceration, Lost Balance, Repair, Roof, Roofer
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346908718
Employer profile: ROOFSREPAIR.COM LLC
Summary number: 221590250
Report ID: 0418800
Project type: C
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from ladder onto concrete

Investigation abstract

At 4:40 p.m. on August 11, 2023, an employee finished repairing barrier material on a low-sloped roof and was descending from the roof on a ladder when he mis-stepped and fell 19 feet 5 inches to the concrete sidewalk. The employee suffered contusions, lacerations, fractures, a concussion, and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
19

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