Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116417.015 - Employee falls while climbing onto roof and dies of injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 116417.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 04/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393709.015	04/17/2019		238160	Chagolla Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on April 17, 2019, Employee #1, a roofer employed by a construction company, was renovating the roof of an existing one-story single-family residence. He left the roof to retrieve a chalk line. Returning with the tool, he climbed an extension ladder. As he stepped from the ladder to the roof, he fell backward, a fall height of 10 feet, and struck his head on the concrete sidewalk. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: Concrete, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Hand Tool, Head, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1393709.015	51	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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