Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127032.015 - Employee falls from upper roof to lower roof and fractures v

Accident Summary Nr: 127032.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 06/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1479223.015	06/17/2020		238160	Ampco Sandblasting & Painting Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on June 15, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was performing roofing activities. After ascending the ladder to the upper roof, Employee #1 used the ladder to descend back down to the lower roof. As the Employee #1 stepped onto the ladder when it slipped out from under you. There was moisture/dew on the roof, which was a vinyl surface, and the ladder was staged on a piece of foam to prevent damage to the finished lower level of the roof. A bungee cord at the top of the ladder did not prevent it from slipping out. Employee #1 fell approximately 10 feet and sustained fracture injuries to three vertebrae, leading to hospitalization.

Keywords: Descending Ladder, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hospital, Ladder, Lumbar Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Medical Attention, Platform, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Slide, Slip, Slippery Surface, Vertebra, Wet, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation				20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1479223.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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