Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202612537 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from 27 Ft Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202612537 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/16/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314793423	12/17/2010	1761	238160	Shadowfax Roofing Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:35 p.m. on December 16, 2010, Employee #1, a foreman, worked as a roofer on the construction of a custom home in Morgan Hill, CA. It was the end of the work shift and it was about to rain. Employee #1 worked on the second level roof top, and was laying down felt. Employee #1 worked with two other employees and the president of the company. All three employees and the president of the company were on the roof top. According to the president of the company, he and the other two employees wore fall protection equipment, but Employee #1 did not. According to the president of the company, he advised Employee #1 to put on fall protection equipment twice. Employee #1 carried a roll of felt and walked on the roof. Employee #1 slipped and fell from the roof, from a height of 27 ft, to the ground. Emergency services arrived within minutes of the fall. Employee #1 was killed by the fall and pronounced dead at the worksite. At approximately 5:45 p.m. that same day, the sheriff's department and the fire department reported the accident to Cal/OSHA of Fresno, CA. At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 17, 2010, Cal/OSHA began an investigation of the accident, and took photographs and measurements of the accident scene.

Keywords: ROOF, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314793423			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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