Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201089604 - Employee dies of head injuries sustained in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201089604 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310823257	10/10/2007	1542	236220	Arta Construction Co Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on October 8, 2007, Employee #1, of the Arta Construction Company, Inc., was manually painting an air conditioning unit on the roof of a school at Edwards Air Force Base in Rosamond, CA. During the course of the job he apparently fell 15 ft from the roof onto the playground. A coworker found Employee #1 lying, face down, on the ground and drove to the fire station for help. The Fire Department arrived within two minutes and found Employee #1 conscious but unresponsive. He was transported by ambulance to Kern County Medical Center, where he later died of head trama as a result of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310823257			Fatality	Concussion	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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