Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115099830 - Cedar Service Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115099830

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 10/03/2005

Site Address:
Cedar Service Company
Fire Station No. 6, Mt. Vernon Road
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Mailing Address:
1320 F Avenue Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 238160/Roofing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Construction, S:Fatality Catastrophe

Case Closed: 12/14/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100520915

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200530053

Event: 09/30/2005

Employee killed in fall from edge of roof

On September 30, 2005, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing a rubber surface to an approximately 4-in-12 pitched roof at a fire station. A safety monitor was being used for fall protection. Employee #1 was using a roller to apply adhesive at the eave edge when he spotted a bottle in the rain gutter. As he reached for it with his roller, the safety monitor yelled at him to get back from the edge. Another coworker yelled, "Let it go for now." Employee #1 stepped back into the fresh adhesive and slipped, falling onto his stomach on the roof. He then slid off the edge and fell 15 ft 8 in., landing on his back and striking his head on the concrete patio below the eave. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115099830			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers

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