Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115478.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 115478.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1374301.015	01/29/2019		236116	Sm Construction & Associates, Inc

Abstract: At 11:20 a.m. on January 22, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was performing exterior maintenance, replacing siding and window trim at a residence. He was standing on an extension ladder that had been placed through a skylight opening onto a sloped roof. The ladder was tied off to prevent slipping. As the employee attempted to install or secure an anchor tie-back for his safety harness and ladder, he slipped and fell onto the deck below, a fall height of approximately 12 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of three fractured vertebrae and right shoulder bruising.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Contusion, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Maintenance, PPE, Residential Construction, Roof, Shoulder, Skylight, Tie-Off, Unprotected, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1374301.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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