Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121937.015 - Employee fractures back in fall while descending ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 121937.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 11/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1446946.015	11/12/2019		238160	Franzoso Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 1, 2019, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was conducting an inspection of a roof line from a ladder. While the employee was descending the ladder, the base of the ladder gave out. The employee fell striking the porch roof and deck. The employee was hospitalized to treat a middle back injury, specifically a compression fracture to the T8.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Contusion, Deck, Descending, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Inspecting, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roofer, Struck Against, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1446946.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers

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