OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221561798

SANCHEZ STEEL ERECTORS

WICHITA FALLS, TX— 2023-05-06T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Commercial Building, Construction, Ear, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Harness, Head, Installing, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Panel, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Safety Device, Torso, Work Surface
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346689755
Employer profile: SANCHEZ STEEL ERECTORS
Summary number: 221561798
Report ID: 0636900
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall through roof opening

Investigation abstract

At 10:46 a.m. on May 6, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a steel erection contractor was preparing to install a roof panel. The employee was working from the roof and was not tied off. He died when he fell through an opening in the roof and made impact with the ground 27 feet below.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
27

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