OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221722390

EDWIN ALEXANDER MERAZ IBARA

GIDDINGS, TX— 2024-11-26T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Flooring, Roof, Roofing
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347906638
Employer profile: EDWIN ALEXANDER MERAZ IBARA
Summary number: 221722390
Report ID: 0625400
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls from roof while replacing aluminum roofing sh

Investigation abstract

At 9:36 a.m. on November 26, 2024, an employee was working approximately 35 feet above the ground on a roofing job replacing aluminum roofing sheets with a coworker. The employee was not using fall protection. While stepping off a metal beam onto foam insulation, the employee fell through the roof approximately 35 feet to the concrete floor, sustaining fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

Fall distance
35

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