OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221501471

ARTURO SANTOS-MARTINEZ

CARROLLTON, GA— 2022-09-30T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Entangled, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Harness, Head, Lost Balance, Roof, Roofer, Rope
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346258809
Employer profile: ARTURO SANTOS-MARTINEZ
Summary number: 221501471
Report ID: 0418200
Project type: C
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on September 30, 2022, an employee was on a roof attaching the safety rope to his safety harness when, after the harness was attached, his foot got stuck in the gutter and he lost his balance. The safety rope was wrapped around the employee's foot which caused him to fall head first onto the ground. The employee died due to blunt force trauma to his head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
11

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