OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221599525

DHD CONSTRUCTION, INC.

QUINN, SD— 2023-09-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Carpenter, Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pavement, Removing, Roof, Steel, Unstable Position, Work Surface
NAICS: 236115
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346978828
Employer profile: DHD CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number: 221599525
Report ID: 0830400
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from roof while replacing steel r

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on September 13, 2023, an employee working as a carpenter for a construction contractor was removing and replacing damaged steel roof panels. The employee was removing fasteners to pull up damaged steel roofing when he fell 25 feet to ground. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma from impact with the ground and broken roof purlin material.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
567

Fall distance
25

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