Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156576.015 - Employee is killed in lightning strike and fall

Accident Summary Nr: 156576.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 05/22/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1672211.015	05/23/2023		238130	W N Quality Framing Inc

Abstract: At 1:55 p.m. on May 22, 2023, an employee was on roof sheathing. Lightning struck near the employee, causing him to be temporarily paralyzed. The employee fell 17 feet head first to the concrete floor. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Lightning, Paralysis, Roof, Roofer, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1672211.015	24	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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