Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200676765 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Lightning

Accident Summary Nr: 200676765 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310212436	05/22/2007	1761	238160	Jose Alvarado D/B/A Emanuel Roof

Abstract: At approximately 3:12 p.m. on May 19, 2007, Employee #1, a laborer who had been hired the previous day, was washing and laying tiles on the roof, when a storm developed in the area. Employee #1 was using a pressure washer that was rated at 6000 psi to wash off the roof tiles. The roof was approximately 30 feet high and Employee #1 had gotten onto the roof via an aluminum extension ladder. He was not wearing any personal fall protection. As the storm approached, Employee #1 was struck by lightning. He was pronounced dead at the site.

Keywords: ROOF, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTNING, INEXPERIENCE, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310212436			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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