Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133482.015 - Employee fractures ribs in fall from roof when ladder kicks

Accident Summary Nr: 133482.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 12/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1504615.015	12/02/2020		238160	Columbia Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on December 1, 2020, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was completing a repair to the main roof of a single-family home. When the work was completed, the employee began climbing down the extension ladder that set up on the 2:12 sloped garage roof. The ladder was not secured according to a coworker (helper) that was working on site. The coworker said that while the employee was climbing down the ladder, the ladder kicked out from under him causing the employee to fall to the concrete driveway. The employee fell over 10 feet and was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concrete Pavement, Concrete Slab, Concrete Surface, Construction, Descending, Descending Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Repair, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Struck Against, Unsecured, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1504615.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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