Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311804942 - Roofing Resources, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311804942

Report ID: 0317300

Date Opened: 09/23/2008

Site Address:
Roofing Resources, Inc
700 Lombard Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

Mailing Address:
608 Chadds Ford Drive, Chadds Ford, PA 19317

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 238160/Roofing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/2008

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Fall From Height

Case Closed: 02/05/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100410935

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200411155

Event: 09/23/2008

Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Skylight

Employee #1 was on a contract support job to check for roof leaks surrounding two skylights on the roof of the gym of an elementary school. One of the school's custodians opened the door of the room that contained the fixed ladder for accessing the roof hatch and saw Employee #1 start climbing the ladder. The custodian proceeded to the gym, and found that Employee #1 had fallen 30 ft, through a skylight to the gym floor. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311804942			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.