Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112464.015 - Employee is injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 112464.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 12/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1368762.015	01/02/2019		238160	Roofed Right America Llc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on December 18, 2018, Employee #1 and eight coworkers, employed by a roofing company, were engaged in re-roofing the flat roof of a commercial building. As Employee #1 climbed a Werner portable metal extension ladder to access an upper roof area, he fell to the lower roof level, a fall height of approximately 8 feet. Employee #1 briefly lost consciousness. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was treated for bruising to the right side of his body and then released.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Contusion, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Roof, Roofer, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1368762.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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