Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120139100 - Royal Roofing Co

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120139100

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 01/09/2001

Site Address:
Royal Roofing Co
3574 J Street
San Diego, CA 92101

Mailing Address:
216 S Anderson Dr, Escondido, CA 92029

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/16/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362415697

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201063765

Event: 01/08/2001

Employee falls when unsecured ladder gives way

At approximately 8:05 a.m. on January 8, 2001, Employee #1, a roofer, was attempting to come down from a flat roof using an extension ladder. The ladder was a 28-ft extension ladder that had been secured in place with four rungs protruding above the 17 ft roof line. He was observed adjusting the ladder before he started to step onto it. A worker yelled to him that the top section was no longer properly secured. Apparently Employee #1 did not hear this worker and stepped onto the unsecured ladder as it began to collapse. During his descent, one of his feet caught the ladder and caused him to fall head first and he contacted the ground with his upper back, neck and head. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, BACK, FALL, NECK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120139100			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers

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