Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116806.015 - Two employees are injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 116806.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 05/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405546.015	06/04/2019		238130	Truss Link, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on May 29, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a framing construction company, were engaged in roofing activity at the site of a new two-story commercial building. Employee #1 was climbing down a ladder when he fell a height of 12 feet, striking Employee #2. Both employees were transported to the hospital, where they were admitted for treatment of fractures.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Struck Against, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1405546.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:
2	1405546.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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