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Accident Summary Nr: 131205.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 131205.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/29/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1502756.01511/12/2020238160Pete'S Roofing

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on June 29, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was engaged in roofing repair work at a three-story residence. He was attempting to climb a ladder that was set up improperly, with the ladder's feet sitting on previously removed roofing debris and the ladder braced against a ladder pick. The ladder slipped on the debris, and the employee fell, first landing face down on the porch roof, then rolling off the porch roof and falling into bushes. The employee, who fell a total of 22 feet and sustained a severe cervical spine injury, was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Neck, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Spine, Struck Against, Unsecured, Unstable Position
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building Other   3 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1502756.015 51 M Fatality Roofers Distance of Fall: 22 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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