OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221506926
ANA RITA BORBA
WATSONVILLE, CA—
Event description
Employee falls from roof, later dies
Investigation abstract
At 3:48 p.m. on October 14, 2022, an employee, an unlicensed contractor, was hired by a home owner to perform re-roofing on a single story residential home. The roofing supplies were on the roof, and the employee was installing the roofing material when he fell approximately 9-10 feet from the open side, landing on the concrete surface. The employee was transported via ambulance to the local hospital, where he died five days later.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 69 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 595
- Fall distance
- 11
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