Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201115771 - Employee fractures pelvis in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201115771 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120320759	05/27/2003	1761	238160	Pacific Coast Roofing

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on April 4, 2003, Employee #1, a foreman, was working with three other employees at a new residential home tract under construction in Castaic, California. Employee #1 was directing his three-person crew to unload roofing tiles to a roof that measured 10 ft from the lowest leading edge. After giving instruction to the two employees, Employee #1 placed his ladder against the east edge of the roof and started up the ladder to help out the third employee on that section of the roof. Employee #1 did not tie or secure the ladder to the building, and the ground consisted of uneven dirt. Employee #1 climbed about 6 ft up when the ladder slipped out from under him. As a result, Employee #1 fell and fractured his pelvis and was taken to the Henry Mayo Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, ROOFER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120320759			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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