OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221726540

ALVAREZ CONSTRUCTION

PARAMOUNT, CA— 2024-11-22T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Head, Lift, Roof, Scissor lift, Struck By, Tips Over
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347933848
Employer profile: ALVAREZ CONSTRUCTION
Summary number: 221726540
Report ID: 0950635
Project type: D
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls from scissor lift after roof collapse and is

Investigation abstract

At 8:40 a.m. on November 22, 2024, Employee #1 was working as a demolition laborer at a structure located in Paramount, California. He was operating a scissor lift extended approximately 16 feet high on the north side of a lumber yard structure, removing metal siding for recycling. While using a pick axe to detach siding, the Mansard section of the roof became dislodged and struck both the employee and the scissor lift. The impact caused the lift to tip over and fall into the sidewalk and traffic lanes of Somerset Boulevard along with the employee. Emergency services transported the employee to St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from blunt force trauma to the head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
0

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