Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924181 - Employee Is Killed Falling from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200924181 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 09/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309391738	09/13/2005	1761	238160	David Garza Roofing

Abstract: On September 13, 2005, a roofer was placing shingles on a roof. He unhooked his lifeline to change positions. The toe board on which he was standing broke loose and he fell from the roof. The roofer fell approximately 15 ft and struck the outrigger on the boom truck. He then landed on the ground and sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, LIFELINE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309391738			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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