Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170667828 - Employee hospitalized after fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170667828 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 04/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123292658	03/20/2003	1761	238160	Beavis Roofing And Siding Company

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on March 19, 2003, Employee #1 climbed an aluminum extension ladder to a carpenter/ladder jack scaffold which was used as an access to a roof that was being shingled by Beavis Siding and Roofing Company. As Employee #1 was climbing the ladder, he lost his footing and fell approximately 14 ft from the ladder to the ground. Employee #1 was transported by the Branford Fire Department to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was hospitalized. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left femur, a fractured left wrist, five fractured left ribs, a bruised left orbit, and a bruised spleen.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, SPLEEN, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123292658			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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