Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154509.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 154509.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 02/17/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1656042.015	03/10/2023		238160	Freddy Estrada

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on February 17, 2023, an employee fell while he was installing some wooden blocks on the corner of the wall. The employee and coworkers were working on the construction of the new single family (accessary) dwelling unit. The employee was installing some blocks on the edge of the wall. This is included in the framing job. He was intoxicated. He got unstable and fell from the roof onto the dirt floor. The owner of the house is the builder and the unlicensed General Contractor. The sub-contractor involved in framing is also an unlicensed contractor. The employee, day laborer, was an employee of the sub-contractor and was working on the general contractor's house when the accident occurred.

Keywords: Blocks, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Framing, Installing, Intoxicated, Laborer, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1656042.015	51	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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