Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 820373 - Employee killed in fall from tile roof

Accident Summary Nr: 820373 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/26/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109687525	10/26/1993	1761	0	Jose Garcia

Abstract: Employee #1 and three coworkers were installing a tile roof on a residential structure. Employee #1 was distributing the tile on a narrow section by the roof's edge while other coworkers mixed the tile cement, installed the roof tile and trimmed the excess tile cement. Employee #1 was working backward, not watching where he was stepping or where the section of roof ended, and fell approximately 21 ft to the ground. Coworkers came to his aid and asked the homeowner to call for help. When rescue personnel arrived at the scene they requested air evacuation. Employee #1 died as a result of blunt trauma, which lacerated the right pulmonary artery and caused internal bleeding.

Keywords: HEART, INSTALLING, ROOF, LOSS OF BLOOD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109687525			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Roofers

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