Accident Report Detail

Accident: 142777.015 - Employee Falls From Ladder And Is Killed By Head And Neck In

**Accident: 142777.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/13/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1572782.015	01/14/2022		Hip & Valley, Llc

At 10:30 a.m. on January 13, 2022, an employee worked to install a soffit under a roof eave of a new construction home. The employee worked from a portable, ext ension ladder and fell from the sixth rung, an approximate five-foot fall. The e mployee was killed by blunt force trauma injuries to the head, neck, and chest.

Keywords: blunt force trauma, chest, climbing on ladder, extension ladder, fall, head, installing, neck, roof, soffit

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Construction
1	1572782.015	41	M	Fatality		FallDist: 5 FallHt:6 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause:

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