Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114631.015 - Employee climbing fixed ladder incurs multiple injuries in f

Accident Summary Nr: 114631.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 03/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1386585.015	03/20/2019		238160	Genesis Roofing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on March 11, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was climbing a fixed metal ladder to the roof of a commercial building to engage in roof repair work. The employee's hand slipped from a rung, which was wet due to rainfall earlier that day. The employee fell, a fall height of 16 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured right hip, laceration to the face, and contusions.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Contusion, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fixed Ladder, Fracture, Hip, Laceration, Lost Control, Maintenance, Metal Ladder, Rain, Rehabilitation, Repair, Slippery Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1386585.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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