OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221584352

O.M.E. CONSTRUCTION SVCS, INC

JACKSONVILLE, FL— 2023-03-15T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Dislocated, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Repair, Roof, Slid, Tripped
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346569817
Employer profile: O.M.E. CONSTRUCTION SVCS, INC
Summary number: 221584352
Report ID: 0419700
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee falls from roof and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on March 15, 2023, an employee was on a second story roof with a 12:12 pitch, performing roofing repairs and installing roof flashing materials without utilizing fall protection systems. The employee lost his footing, slid down the roof, and fell 23 feet from the roof eve to the ground. The employee was killed. Per the medical examiners report, the cause of death was atlanto-occipital dislocation due to blunt impact to the head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
23

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