Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307420539 - Luis Valadez Cervantes

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 307420539

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/30/2004

Site Address:
Luis Valadez Cervantes
2425 N. State Hwy 3
North Vernon, IN 47265

Mailing Address:
219 Eastern Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 238160/Roofing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 11/04/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362665499

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260020 B01	10/08/2004	10/21/2004	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260020 B02	10/08/2004	10/21/2004	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003A	Serious	19260021 B02	10/08/2004	10/21/2004	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01003B	Serious	19260503 A02	10/08/2004	10/21/2004	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01004	Serious	19260501 B10	10/08/2004	10/14/2004	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	02001	Other	4000623	10/08/2004	10/14/2004	$0	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
7.	02002	Other	19260050 C	10/08/2004	10/21/2004	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170368617

Event: 08/19/2004

Employee is killed in fall from roof

On August 19, 2004, Employee #1 and 9 other coworkers were installing a new roof on a building in North Vernon, Indiana. The project involved the removal of the old shingles, and the installation of new ones. This was a rather large building but the job was completed in one day. At about 5:22 p.m., Employee #1 fell from entrance canopy roof of the buildings. The roof was low sloped with a 3 in. to 12 in. pitch. Employee #1 fell approximately 18 ft to 20 ft to the asphalt pavement below. He was transported by Stat Flight to University Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was admitted to surgery. Employee #1 was pronounced brain dead in the recovery room at 5:58 p.m. on August 20, 2004. No fall protection was provided or used during the roofing project.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307420539			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers

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