OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221744832

L & M ROOF REMOVAL, INC.

JURUPA VALLEY, CA— 2025-02-23T00:00:00

Event: Attachment Hook, Building, Cable, Caught Between, Cleaning, Clearing, Commercial Building, Communication, Container, Containerized Cargo, Contusion, Crushed, Debris, Dislocated, Driver, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Miscommunication, Motor Vehicle, Noise, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Removal, Removing, Roofer, Roofing, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Warehouse, Waste Disposal
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348056664
Employer profile: L & M ROOF REMOVAL, INC.
Summary number: 221744832
Report ID: 0950634
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is fatally injured when caught between container, b

Investigation abstract

At 12:25 p.m. on February 24, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a roofer at a cable, lifted the container back onto the truck, and discovered Employee #1 lying on the ground behind the truck. The employee was caught between the 40-yard roll-off container and building. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries. warehouse worksite and was engaged in roof removal. Coworker #2 (driver) was operating a roll-off truck, Employee #1 was standing between the roll-off truck and the west side of the building in front of loading dock removing roofing debris from the ground around the loading dock. Coworker #2 repositioned the truck and requested that the area where the container would be placed be cleared of debris. Employee #1 and Coworker #3 gave a thumbs-up indicating the area was clear. Coworker #2 began lowering the container. The hook securing the container detached during the lowering process. Coworker #2 reattached the

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
595

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