Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124869.015 - Employee fractures ankle, falls stepping from ladder to roof

Accident Summary Nr: 124869.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1449412.015	12/04/2019		238320	Greenside, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working for a painting contractor was climbing a 20-foot Warner extension ladder to paint the walls on the 2nd story of a residential building. The employee stepped from the ladder onto the roof when he slipped and fell approximately 11 feet to the ground. The employee fractured his right ankle and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Paint, Painter, Residential Construction, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			1	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1449412.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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