Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200881217 - Employee Falls from Ladder and Sustains Concussion

Accident Summary Nr: 200881217 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 08/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309383479	08/14/2006	1761	238390	Syracuse Sheet Metal Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a sheet metal worker, was installing metal edging around the perimeter of a rubber roof. Employee #1 was descending a 40-ft fiberglass extension ladder that was set up against a 27-ft high masonry wall. This ladder had been previously set up by the roofing contractor. The ladder was tied off and the extension section locks were in place. Several other employees had gone up the ladder and at least one other employee had come down this ladder without incident. As Employee #1 was climbing down the ladder, the upper section of the ladder started to retract. Employee #1 rode the ladder part way down and fell approximately 15 ft from the ladder to the ground. Employee #1 fell onto his head and shoulders and suffered a serious head injury and broken back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, SHEET METAL, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309383479			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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