Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152895.015 - Employee falls from ladder, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 152895.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 01/06/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1643006.015	01/11/2023		236118	Minarcik Construction Company

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2023, an employee was installing shingles on a roof of a residential property when he walked over to the 20-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder to climb down from roof. The employee was climbing down from roof on the ladder when it kicked out and caused him to fall approximately ten feet to the ground. The employee suffered lacerations to his head and right shin with additional pain in his sacrum and back area along with left knee pain. Emergency services were not called until 40 minutes after the fall. The employee was taken to the hospital, where he died three days later.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Descending, Descending Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Installing, Laceration, Leg, Roof, Slip

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1643006.015	66	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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