OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221594542

DERRICK BRANNAN

PONTIAC, IL— 2023-08-22T00:00:00

Event: Collapse, Fall Protection, Heat index, Heat-related illness, Hyperthermia, Roof, Roofer, Unresponsive
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346943855
Employer profile: DERRICK BRANNAN
Summary number: 221594542
Report ID: 0524500
Project type: C
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies of heat-related illness

Investigation abstract

At 4:03 p.m. on August 22, 2023, Employee #1, a 36-year-old male roofer, was engaged in heavy workload roofing activities under high heat index conditions. Employee #1 returned to the roof after taking a break and was having trouble attaching to the fall protection system. Employee #1 became confused, failed to respond to instructions, and eventually collapsed on the roof, becoming unresponsive. Emergency personnel were summoned to assist Employee #1 and to retrieve him from the roof. Employee #1 died due to a heat-related illness diagnosed with hyperthermia.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
14

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