Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145135.015 - Employee fractures spine in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 145135.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575950.015	02/02/2022		238160	Anderson, Knox & Clark, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on November 22, 2021, an employee was organizing roofing materials and was working alone when he began descending from a ladder and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat spinal and rib fractures. While hospitalized, the employee also tested positive for COVID-19.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Infectious Disease, Lost Balance, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Spine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1575950.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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