Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121267.015 - Employee fractures back in fall while descending ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 121267.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441868.015	10/30/2019		238160	Castle Roofing Group Llc

Abstract: On October 24, 2019, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was climbing down a 6-foot ladder when he fell. The employee struck the ground and fractured his back, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Descending, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1441868.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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