Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117936.015 - Employee falls from ladder and receives ankle dislocation

Accident Summary Nr: 117936.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400028.015	05/09/2019		238160	Prodigal Enterprises Llc

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on May 2, 2019, an employee set up a thirty-two-foot Werner extension ladder against a two-story residential home to inspect and provide an estimate for roofing work. The employee up approximately six feet on the ladder when the ladder broke, and the employee fell. The employee received an ankle dislocation, was transported by ambulance to the hospital and was hospitalized for seven days.

Keywords: Ankle, Ascending, Climbing on Ladder, Dislocated, Extension Ladder, Fall, Inspecting, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1400028.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Not Applicable	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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