Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1299398.015 - Sylvester Roofing

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 1299398.015

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 03/06/2018

Site Address:
Sylvester Roofing
12365 1st American Way
Poway, CA 92064

Mailing Address:
2255 Barham Dr, Escondido, CA 92029

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238160/Roofing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/12/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/24/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1306021

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 103821.015

Event: 01/18/2018

Employee falls through ceiling and incurs fractures

At 7:45 a.m. on January 18, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing work at an existing two-story flat-roofed commercial building. He climbed a 16-foot fixed ladder to the mezzanine level and climbed over a 43-inch mezzanine wall and onto a suspended ceiling. The suspended ceiling broke, and Employee #1 fell through, striking a desk and safe below, a fall height of 13 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both arms and both wrists, and a forehead laceration.

Keywords: Arm, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Laceration, Roofer, Structural Collapse, Suspended Ceiling, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1299398.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers

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