Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200626588 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200626588 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 07/19/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316648567	07/19/2012	1761	238160	Rafael Esparza Lopez

Abstract: On July 19, 2012, an employee, working for a roofing contractor, was engaged in residential roofing work. He was on the roof, which had a steep pitch of 8:12. He was positioned at the eave of the roof, approximately 13 feet above ground level. He was collecting old roofing materials and tossing them into, or next to, a wheelbarrow on the ground below. He fell. He was killed by the fall.

Keywords: ROOF, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316648567			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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