OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221544588

PERRY & PERRY BUILDERS, INC.

FORT WORTH, TX— 2023-03-07T00:00:00

Event: Commercial Building, Concrete, Concussion, Construction, Decking Panel, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, Pavement, Roof, Roofer, Safety Device, Supervision, Unsecured, Work Surface
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346556541
Employer profile: PERRY & PERRY BUILDERS, INC.
Summary number: 221544588
Report ID: 0636900
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma in fall from roof to concrete

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on March 7, 2023, an employee working as a Roofer Helper for a building contractor was working on the roof of a commercial building without fall protection. The employee was walking when he kicked out an unsecured roof panel causing him to fall. He sustained head trauma in the 36-foot fall to the concrete surface, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7045

Fall distance
40

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