Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201079845 - Employee Falls Off Roof and Fractures Arm

Accident Summary Nr: 201079845 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317229912	10/07/2013	1711	238220	Fuller'S Plumbing Service, Inc

Abstract: On September 23, 2013, Employee #1, a journeyman plumber, was working for a plumbing company and providing services at a residential building. To unclog a drain, he needed to access the roof of the building. Employee #1 used an extension ladder to go up to the roof of the one-story house. After completing his work, he started descending the ladder, when it slipped out. Employee #1 fell onto a concrete driveway below and fractured his left arm. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and transported him to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PLUMBING, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317229912			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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