Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156697.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 156697.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 05/25/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1673117.015	05/26/2023		237110	Cst Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:22 p.m. on May 25, 2023, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing metal cap paneling on a wastewater treatment tank. As they were facing each other near the roof peak, standing on the roof braces beneath the panel, Employee #1 side-stepped down the panel. The far edge broke loose and fell inwards, and the panel beneath Employee #1' fell to the bottom of the pit. The roof panel remained attached on the side Employee #1 was standing and acted like a ramp for the employee to slide down on and into the pit. Employee #1 was wearing a harness attached to a safety rope. A coworker indicated the "rope catch" did not work properly and failed to stop Employee #1 descent. The employee was killed due to multiple traumatic injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Installing, Roof, Rope, Traumatic

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1673117.015	36	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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