OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221738057

ROY DILLON

NORFOLK, VA— 2024-10-24T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Flooring, Fracture, Laceration, Roof, Skylight
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347989964
Employer profile: ROY DILLON
Summary number: 221738057
Report ID: 0355112
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls from roof and incurs multiple injuries, later

Investigation abstract

At 3:28 p.m. on October 24, 2024, an employee was working on the roof of a commercial building repairing corrugated skylights. The employee stepped onto a skylight and fell approximately 18 feet to the concrete floor below. Emergency services were called, and the employee was transported to the hospital, where he later died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries, including deep tissue abdominal bruises, fractures, and lacerations.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
18

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