OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221596109

JUAN DE DIOS SILVAS

GEORGETOWN, TX— 2023-05-19T00:00:00

Event: Anchor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Installing, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer
NAICS: 238130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346720139
Employer profile: JUAN DE DIOS SILVAS
Summary number: 221596109
Report ID: 0625400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from roof of three-story building

Investigation abstract

At 6:21 p.m. on May 19, 2023, an employee was installing ceramic roofing tiles alongside two coworkers on the roof a new construction three-story apartment building. The employee was wearing fall protection, specifically a harness, lanyard, and a rope secured to an anchor. However, the rope was not set properly to prevent falls more than six feet. The employee fell from the roof, striking the ground 40 feet below. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
40

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