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Accident Summary Nr: 126106335 - Employee killed in fall from roof
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126106335 | 06/19/1998 | 1761 | 0 | Four Seasons Roofing |
Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on June 18, 1998, Employee #1 of Four Seasons Roofing, was finishing work on the roof of a building in Los Angeles. The 5-to-21.5 pitched roof was 20 ft high at the edge and 25 ft high at the center. He was walking down the slope of the roof to a ladder on the south side of the building when he slipped and fell 21 ft onto a concrete walkway on the west side of the building. He was transported by paramedics to Cedar Sinai Hospital, where he died the following afternoon of blunt force trauma to the head and spine. Employee #1 was not using any form of fall protection.
Keywords:
HEAD, ROOF, SPINE, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPE
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-family dwelling | Other | Under $50,000 | 2 | 21 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126106335 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof |