Worker Dies After Falling From Roof
A worker trying to install copper fittings on a three-story house in Oxnard Shores was killed Monday when he fell from the home’s roof, coroner’s officials said.
Co-workers said they did not know how Rolf Nordahl Giertsen, 38, of Ventura, fell from the roof of the house in the 1100 block of Capri Way.
Giertsen, a seven-year employee of Smithson Fire Protection in Ventura, was last seen trying to install piping in a hole he had drilled into the home, authorities said.
No one saw the fall, but other workers heard screaming and turned to find Giertsen on the ground, said Deputy Coroner Armando Chavez. Giertsen was rushed to Ventura County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 1:46 p.m.
An autopsy on Giertsen is expected to be performed today, Chavez said.
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