Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118753.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 118753.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 07/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421601.015	07/31/2019		238160	Ruano Construction

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on July 25, 2019, Employee #1, during his first day of employment with a roofing contractor, and without receiving hazard training from the employer, was performing roofing work at a two-story residential structure. As he attempted to climb down a ladder from the roof, the employee fell. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to his head, shoulders, and arm.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force trauma, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Shoulder, Skull, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1421601.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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