Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119331.015 - Employee sustains fractures in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 119331.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1426508.015	08/16/2019		238160	All Phase Construction Usa Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on August 8, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in roofing repairs at a multifamily residential building. He was using a fiberglass ladder to descend from the roof when the ladder snapped/broke. The employee fell, a fall height of 10 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple fractures.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Broke, Descending Ladder, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof, Tips Over

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1426508.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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