OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221748940

JB RIVERA & SONS ROOFING CO INC

WAIKOLOA, HI— 2025-02-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Pavement, Construction, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fall Protection, Head, Housekeeping, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Residential Construction, Rock, Roofer, Roofing, Soil, Unstable Soil, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348061599
Employer profile: JB RIVERA & SONS ROOFING CO INC
Summary number: 221748940
Report ID: 0951510
Project type: E
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is fatally injured in slip and fall walking on berm

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on February 13, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a roofer assistant and was transitioning from a loose rock dirt berm to a sloped concrete driveway. Employee #1 lost his balance and slipped due to loose rocks on the dirt berm and fell onto the concrete driveway, sustaining fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 68 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
7045

Fall distance
0

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