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Accident Summary Nr: 123360.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures, punctures lung, and co

Accident Summary Nr: 123360.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 01/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457519.015	01/23/2020		238160	Nations Roof North, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on January 16, 2020, an employee was accessing an upper part of a roof using a Werner portable fiberglass extension ladder (Model: D6332-2) on a commercial construction site while carrying a 5-gallon bucket with roofing materials. The employee received training on the safe use of portable extension ladders and inspected the ladder prior to use. The temperature was 0 degrees Fahrenheit, no winds, fair visibility, and snow was present on the rooftop level. The employee slipped and fell approximately 16 feet 6 inches and suffered a fractured sternum, fractured ribs, fractured vertebrae, a punctured lung, and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for 8 days and required rehab for treatment of their injuries.

Keywords: Chest, Climbing on Ladder, Concussion, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Lung, Puncture, Rehabilitation, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Training, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1457519.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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