Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460806 - Employee injured in fall from porch roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200460806 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 09/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302923602	09/18/2000	1521	0	Projects Plus, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an extension ladder situated on a porch roof to install vinyl siding on the main structure of a new residence. The crew had installed a scaffold bracket on the front porch roof to support the extension ladder as it leaned against the main house. Employee #1 was moving the extension ladder when he tripped, lost his footing, and fell 15 ft from the porch roof to the ground. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302923602			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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