OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221511108

MUTUAL ROOFING CO., INC.

ARTESIA, CA— 2022-08-17T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Lost Balance, Roof, Roofer
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346172075
Employer profile: MUTUAL ROOFING CO., INC.
Summary number: 221511108
Report ID: 0950635
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 13:30 p.m. on August 17, 2022, an employee was working as a roofer and with two coworkers to remove and replace fascia boards on an apartment building. After having lunch, the employee was going up 32-foot, type 1AA fiberglass extension ladder (Sunset Ladder Co., Model FE1AA32) to start working. The ladder was not fully extended but was secured in place. While going up the ladder, the employee started to lose his balance and he fell. The ladder did not fall with the employee. The employee hit his head on the concrete floor and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
10

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