Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100793439 - Ruvaldt Painting Contractor

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100793439

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 01/04/1989

Site Address:
Ruvaldt Painting Contractor
520 N. Wildwood Road
Irving, TX 75061

Mailing Address:
2656 Hillsboro Avenue, Dallas, TX 75228

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/19/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/29/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360344782

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14401632

Event: 01/03/1989

Employee killed in fall through skylight

Employee #1 was using a 100 ft water hose to wash off a parapet wall on a roof above the dock area at the 6D Brinkman Company building in Irving, TX. He was pulling the water hose by an attached rope while walking backward when he tripped over an 8 in. aluminum curb around a skylight and went through the skylight glass. He fell 30 ft, landing on a concrete floor inside the warehouse. Employee #1 fractured his skull and sustained cranio-cerebral injuries. He was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SKULL, TRIPPED, WALKING BACKWARD, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100793439			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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