OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221547656

MTZ CONSTRUCTION LLC

COVINGTON, VA— 2022-07-29T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Back, Beam, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concrete Pavement, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Frame, Framing, Head, Leg, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Truss, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 238130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346112600
Employer profile: MTZ CONSTRUCTION LLC
Summary number: 221547656
Report ID: 0355117

Event description

Employee dies from multiple trauma in fall during roofing

Investigation abstract

At 10:40 a.m. on July 29, 2022, an employee working for a framing contractor was securing roof trusses onto the roof of a three-story apartment complex that was under construction. The employee fell to the concrete below and striking his head on a wooden beam. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma to his head, arms, back, chest and legs.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Event type
5

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