Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103792.015 - Worker falls from unsecured ladder, injures back

Accident Summary Nr: 103792.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1301095.015	03/13/2018		238160	Castro'S Ruffing Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on June 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was working at a job site. He was on a ladder and descending when he fell. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a back injury. The subsequent investigation determined that the ladder had not been secured to the garage.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Ladder, Roof, Roofer, Spine, Unsecured, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Maintenance or repair			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1301095.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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