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Accident Summary Nr: 122943.015 - Employee descending ladder fractures skull in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 122943.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/10/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1428364.01509/05/2019238160Sequoia Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on July 10, 2019, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was replacing the roof on the first story of a single-family home. The roof was sloped at approximately 4/12. The employee is a direct employee of the contractor. His coworkers had left the roof going down the Werner extension ladder to go to lunch. The employee started to descend the ladder to take his lunch break. The employee went to grab the rail of the ladder when he slipped and fell. The employee struck the concrete surface approximately 12 feet below. None of his coworkers witnessed the fall. The Foreman for the job was at a different location when the incident occurred. The employee claimed that ladder did not extend 3 feet past the eaves of the roof and that the ladder was not secured at the time of the incident. The employee fractured his skull and a sustained a concussion. He was admitted to the hospital on July 10, 2019, and was discharged on July 15, 2019.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Concussion, Construction, Descending, Descending Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Ladder, Pavement, Residential Construction, Roof, Skull, Slip, Unsecured, Work Surface
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Maintenance or repair   2 25

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1428364.015 24 M Hospitalized injury Roofers Distance of Fall: 12 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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