Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1502756.015	11/12/2020		238160	Pete'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	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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