Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81296.015 - Employee Installing Gutter Falls From Ladder And Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 81296.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 11/27/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1108518.015	11/30/2015		238160	Serrano Ii, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on November 27, 2015, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in roofing work at a residential building. They were installing a gutter along the rear of the building. Employee #1 was working from a folding Gorilla Ladder installed on the sub-roof over the back door. Coworker #1 was working from an extension ladder. Each was holding one end of the gutter. Employee #1's ladder slid off the roof and Employee #1 fell from the ladder, bounced off the roof, and landed on the brick walkway, a fall height of 25 to 27 feet. Employee #1 sustained multiple head injuries and went into cardiac arrest. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: cardiac arrest, fall, fall protection, fracture, head, installing, ladder, roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1108518.015	38	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 27 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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