Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138631.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 138631.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550254.015	08/27/2021		811490	Willie Earl Page

Abstract: At 9:50 p.m. on August 25, 2021, an employee was attempting to access a roof where a coworker was pressure washing the hood vent for a kitchen grill on a restaurant. The coworker heard a voice and saw the employee rising up from the ladder over the edge of the roof however, it was dark and the coworker lost sight of the employee. The coworker exited the roof and returned to the ground where he found the employee injured. The employee had fallen approximately 20-feet when he attempted to get onto the roof from the ladder. The employee was killed and suffered fatal blunt force trauma to the body.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Climbing on Ladder, Fall, Ladder, Restaurant, Roof, Torso, Venting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550254.015	52	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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