OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221706955

VICTOR LOJA-TENEZACA DBA VICTOR MANUEL

WOODRIDGE, IL— 2024-09-26T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Head, Installing, Roof, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347797052
Employer profile: VICTOR LOJA-TENEZACA DBA VICTOR MANUEL
Summary number: 221706955
Report ID: 0521400
Project type: C
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee falls from roof and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on September 26, 2024, Employee #1, a 26-year-old Hispanic male roofer, was installing ice and water shield paper on a residential roof. Employee #1 fell approximately 18 feet from the roof to the concrete floor below and sustained fatal head injuries. The employee was not attached to a personal fall arrest system at the time of the fall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
18

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