Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101516.015 - Employee falls from shifting ladder and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 101516.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1271345.015	10/24/2017		238160	Sherriff-Goslin Co

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on October 18, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was on a ladder set against a two-story residential structure. He was installing metal edging to the roof when the ladder sank into the ground and shifted. Employee #1 fell from the ladder. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fall-related injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Ladder, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Unsecured, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1271345.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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