Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307455550 - Ecklund Roofing

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 307455550

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 01/26/2005

Site Address:
Ecklund Roofing
72922 Grapevine
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Mailing Address:
74947 Hwy 111, Suite 210, Indian Wells, CA 92210

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 238160/Roofing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/10/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102439544

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202440798

Event: 12/20/2004

Roofer is injured in fall from roof

At 7:15 a.m. on December 20, 2004, Employee #1, a roofer at Eckland Roofing in Palm Desert, CA, and the supervisor, Employee #2, were atop the roof of a single-story home under construction; it was about eighty percent complete. The supervisor was showing Employee #1 around the roof when Employee #1 fell 12 feet to the ground. He sustained multiple injuries from the fall. Employee #1 stated that he did not remember what happened and that when he woke up, he was in the hospital. Employee #2 stated that he did not witness the accident and did not know what caused Employee #1 to fall. There were no other witnesses. Employee #1 was hospitalized for approximately one month at the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA.

Keywords: ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307455550			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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