Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124731357 - Rafael Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Las Vegas 0953220

Inspection Nr: 124731357

Report ID: 0953220

Date Opened: 04/12/1996

Site Address:
Rafael Construction, Inc.
1411 N Jones
Las Vegas, NV 89107

Mailing Address:
6290 Harrison Dr. #1, Las Vegas, NV 89120

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/29/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/01/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360245542

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	07/02/1996	07/08/1996	$2,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260501 B10	07/02/1996	07/08/1996	$0	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170709224

Event: 04/01/1996

Employee killed in fall through roof opening

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 12, 1996, Employee #1 was walking from the northeast corner of a roof to the southwest corner. At the same time, a coworker was using a skill saw to cut a 6 ft by 4 ft air conditioning hole. The coworker's saw became unplugged with several more inches to go before the hole was completely cut through. Employee #1 spied the extension cord and was trying to plug it back into the circular saw when he stepped onto the nearly open air conditioning hole. He fell approximately 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained massive head injuries and died four days later.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124731357			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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