OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221602105

JIMB ROOFING

GARY, IN— 2023-09-22T00:00:00

Event: Clearance, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Falling Object, Ladder, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Shock, Struck By
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346992928
Employer profile: JIMB ROOFING
Summary number: 221602105
Report ID: 0551800
Project type: B
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee dies, electrocuted when ladder contacts power lines

Investigation abstract

At 8:31 a.m. on September 22, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was setting up a ladder to begin work on the roof of a multi-family residential building. The employee was working on replacing the roof. While moving a ladder, the employer believes that the ladder slipped and fell into power line. The employee died after being electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
595

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