Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163465.015 - Employee dies from head injury after falling off roof

Accident Summary Nr: 163465.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/16/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1723273.015	10/17/2023		238160	Jose Montanya

Abstract: At 2:03 p.m. on October 16, 2023, an employee working as a roofer helper for a roofing contractor was assisting a roofing crew. The employee was holding a torch helping coworkers with placing tar paper on the top of a roof to prepare for placement of roof tiles. A coworker turned around to check on the employee but did not see him. The coworker noticed the torch was sitting on the roof facing up. The employee had fallen approximately 10 to 12 feet from the roof and died from blunt force trauma to his head from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Torch

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	Occupation	Construction
1	1723273.015	69	M	Fatality		Miscellaneous hand working occupations	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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