Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612653 - Employee fractures pelvis in fall from ladderjack scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200612653 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 09/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309558799	09/19/2007	1761	238160	Sunbow Building Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On September 13, 2007, Employee #1 climbed the central supporting ladder of a ladder jack scaffold to remove some roof shingles. The top of the ladder was supported by the facia plate of the eave. He was using a spud to reach over one of the scaffold picks to remove the lowest course of shingles when the top of the ladder suddenly slipped. It dropped approximately 2 ft vertically and fell inward toward the face of the building. The ladder's base simultaneously kicked out approximately the same distance. These shifts caused Employee #1 to lose his balance, and he fell approximately 18 ft to the ground. He apparently lost consciousness momentarily and was later found to have sustained a hairline fracture of his pelvis. The scaffold was improperly bridged with two picks supported by three ladders.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLDING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309558799			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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