Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200969343 - Employee injured when fell 15 ft from extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200969343 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304940828	11/10/2001	1761	0	A & A Restoration, Inc.

Abstract: An employee of A & A Restoration, Inc. was working off an extension ladder at a height of approximately 15 ft. He was installing a down spout system on the roof line of a two-story-high crosswalk that was between two four-story buildings. The down spout was being installed in the 90 degree corner where the cross-over wall met the building wall. The employee was attempting to slide the gutter section sideways to line up with the down spout, when the ladder slipped and fell, with the employee, to the concrete below. He struck his head, receiving severe skull injuries as well as a fractured arm, fractured ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, LUNG, EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304940828			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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