Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135728.015 - Employee falls from ladder, fractures skull, and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 135728.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1531900.015	05/18/2021		238170	Josh'S Seamless Gutters Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 17, 2021, an employee installed gutter on the second story of a building. While working on a ladder, the employee struck their elbow, felt light-headed, and fell approximately twenty feet from the ladder. The employee received an open skull fracture and was killed.

Keywords: Elbow, Fall, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1531900.015	40	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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