OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221725351

OSCAR ANTONIO OLIVA FLORES

ATWATER, OH— 2024-12-10T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Slab, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Head, Installing, Lanyard, Lifeline, Metal, Metal Sheet, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Skull, Slip, Slippery Surface, Wet
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347925406
Employer profile: OSCAR ANTONIO OLIVA FLORES
Summary number: 221725351
Report ID: 0522300
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma in fall from roof to concrete

Investigation abstract

At 10:32 a.m. on December 10, 2024, an employee working for a roofing contractor was installing metal roofing materials on a residential roof. The roof was estimated to be around 19 feet, 4 inches in height. The employee was not utilizing fall protection when he slipped on the wet Provia Slate Metal Roofing and fell to the concrete patio below. The employee died at the scene from head trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
19

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