Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101931.015 - Employee falls from ladder and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 101931.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 12/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1286000.015	01/04/2018		238160	Titan Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on December 29, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story commercial building. He was working from an unsecured Louisville FE3224 24-foot fiberglass extension ladder when the ladder kicked out. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 14 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his cheek, wrist, and ribs, as well as facial lacerations and broken teeth.

Keywords: Construction, Extension Ladder, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Kick Back, Rib, Unsecured, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1286000.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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