Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98779.015 - Employee slips and falls from residential roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 98779.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 09/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1261446.015	09/06/2017		238160	Briones Roofing, Llc

Abstract: At 5:56 p.m. on September 5, 2017, an employee was tearing off old shingles from a residential structure. The employee was installing some metal flashing in a roof valley and slipped on a wet surface. The employee fell 17 feet from an 8-10/12 pitch roof to the ground alongside the driveway. The employee was transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead by the ER doctor.

Keywords: Fall, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Slippery Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Maintenance or repair			2	17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1261446.015	30	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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