Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123484.015 - Employee bruises ribs in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 123484.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1458633.015	01/28/2020		236115	Timberworks Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on December 24, 2019, an employee was working on a 16-foot extension ladder repairing the area around the eave of a single-story home. The employee was approximately six feet from the ground and was attempting to pull felt over the area of the roof near the eave where he had been working. The ladder shifted causing him to fall on some material on the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat rib contusions.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Contusion, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Load Shift, Repair, Rib, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1458633.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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