Accident Report Detail

Accident: 145135.015 - Employee Fractures Spine In Fall From Ladder

**Accident: 145135.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/22/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1575950.015	02/02/2022		Anderson, Knox & Clark, Inc.

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 gro und. The employee was hospitalized to treat spinal and rib fractures. While hosp italized, 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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Construction
1	1575950.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		FallDist: 12 FallHt:12 Cause: Roofing FatCause:

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