Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121302.015 - Employee fractures ribs in fall while climbing fixed ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 121302.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442068.015	11/01/2019		238160	Olsson Roofing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on October 23, 2019, an employee was working as a roofer for a roofing contractor on a commercial building project. The employee was climbing a 13-foot long fixed ladder to access the roof. Perpendicular clearance between the rungs on the ladder and the vertical surface was not adequate (clearance should be at least seven inches). This was due to five 8-foot long by 1.5-inch diameter metal pipes stored directly behind the ladder. This lack of clearance caused the employee to lose his footing and fall. The employee fractured his ribs from impact with the structure and the concrete below and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ascending, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clearance, Climbing, Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fixed Ladder, Fracture, Ladder, Metal Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1442068.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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