OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221598683

5280 SUPERIOR EXTERIORS LLC

BRECKENRIDGE, CO— 2023-08-25T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Carry, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Head, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Slippery Surface
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346954589
Employer profile: 5280 SUPERIOR EXTERIORS LLC
Summary number: 221598683
Report ID: 0830500
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma in slip and fall off roof

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on August 25, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was carrying tools and equipment up onto the roof of a residence. The employee was not wearing any fall protection equipment when he slipped off the roof. The employee landed head-first onto the ground and died from head trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
20

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