Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201024528 - Employee Suffers Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201024528 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315829655	12/05/2012	1761	238160	Modern Method Roofing & Construction

Abstract: An incident occurred where Employee #1 was preparing to access the roof of a two story home under construction, using an extension ladder. Employee #1 was preparing to apply mastic over nails in the roof felt in order to repair a roof leak. Employee #1 carried a gallon bucket of mastic material and a hand trowel in his right hand as he climbed the ladder. As Employee #1 started to climb off of the ladder and onto the roof, his left foot slipped off the ladder rung and he fell to the dirt ground below. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 underwent surgery for repair of broken left leg and remained hospitalized for several days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, FALL, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315829655			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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