Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122598.015 - Employee fractures ankle in fall when loaded ladder snaps

Accident Summary Nr: 122598.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 12/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451048.015	12/15/2019		238160	Amalia Cabrera

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on December 15, 2019, an employee working as a roofer helper was working for a roofing contractor on a residential construction site. The employee was climbing an aluminum extension ladder carrying a bundle of shingles when the ladder snapped. The employee fell 10 feet to the ground and struck the compacted soil below. The employee broke his left ankle and received medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Broken Bone, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Foot, Fracture, Ladder, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overloaded, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Training, Unstable Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451048.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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