Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170368617 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170368617 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307420539	08/30/2004	1761	238160	Luis Valadez Cervantes

Abstract: On August 19, 2004, Employee #1 and 9 other coworkers were installing a new roof on a building in North Vernon, Indiana. The project involved the removal of the old shingles, and the installation of new ones. This was a rather large building but the job was completed in one day. At about 5:22 p.m., Employee #1 fell from entrance canopy roof of the buildings. The roof was low sloped with a 3 in. to 12 in. pitch. Employee #1 fell approximately 18 ft to 20 ft to the asphalt pavement below. He was transported by Stat Flight to University Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was admitted to surgery. Employee #1 was pronounced brain dead in the recovery room at 5:58 p.m. on August 20, 2004. No fall protection was provided or used during the roofing project.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307420539			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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