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Accident Summary Nr: 132840.015 - Employee fractures feet in slip and fall laying roof decking

Accident Summary Nr: 132840.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/25/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1507752.01512/22/2020236210Ludwick Construction Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on November 25, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a building contractor was laying decking on a residential roof. The employee set a piece of plywood down at which time it slipped and caused him to slide along with it off the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to heels and feet.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Decking, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Ground, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Installing, Laborer, Lost Control, Plywood, Residential Construction, Roof Decking, Roofer, Roofing, Slip, Slippery Surface, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Work Surface
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition   1

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1507752.015 42 M Hospitalized injury Construction laborers Distance of Fall: 12 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Exterior carpentry
Fatality Cause:

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