OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221702715

NOE GRANADOS & ROBERTO REYNA

HILLSBORO, TX— 2024-07-24T00:00:00

Event: Face, Fainted, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Femur, Fracture, Heat, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness, Rib, Roof, Subdural Hematoma, Tie-Off
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347761058
Employer profile: NOE GRANADOS & ROBERTO REYNA
Summary number: 221702715
Report ID: 0636900
Project type: C
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies after fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on July 24, 2024, an employee was sitting on a roof. The employee had on fall protection equipment but was not tied off. It is believed that the employee fainted from overexposure to extreme heat conditions and fell from the roof. The employee suffered a subdural hematoma, femur fracture, rib fracture, and multiple facial fractures and later died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
9

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