OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221468515

MATCO CONSTRUCTION INC

LEHI, UT— 2022-05-31T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Skull, Unguarded
NAICS: 238130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345988646
Employer profile: MATCO CONSTRUCTION INC
Summary number: 221468515
Report ID: 0854910
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is killed in fall through open hole in roof

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on May 31, 2022, an employee was roofing on a residential building under construction when he fell through an unguarded opening in the roof. The employee fell approximately 25 feet and hit his head on the ground, causing his death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7004

Fall distance
25

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