Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111172.015 - Employee falls from ladder and receives fractures to vertebr

Accident Summary Nr: 111172.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1361551.015	11/16/2018		238160	Popa Roofing Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on November 1, 2018, an employee was conducting roof repairs over the garage of a single family home. At some point, the employee walked over to a ladder to descend to ground level. While attempting to access the ladder, the employee stepped on a piece of material that caused him to lose his balance and fall eight feet. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time and was hospitalized for fractured vertebra and a laceration to the scalp.

Keywords: Descending, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Laceration, Ladder, Lost Balance, Roof, Roofer, Scalp, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1361551.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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