OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375736

DAVID ALVARADO

ARCADIA, CA· 2021-07-28T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Footings, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Ladder, Lost Balance, Material Handling
NAICS: 561710
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345444913
Employer profile: DAVID ALVARADO
Summary number: 221375736
Report ID: 0950644

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from roof while tenting house

Investigation abstract

At 10:20 a.m. on July 28, 2021, an employee was working on the roof of a two story residence tenting the structure for fumigation. The employee, along with two coworkers, had taken tarps up to the roof using a ladder leaned against the side of the house approximately 20 feet from the ground. The employee was descending the ladder to bring retrieve more tarps when he lost his footing and fell to the ground below. A coworker (supervisor) arrived from another site to the assist the employee and called paramedics. The employee was declared dead at the scene from multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
455

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