Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117959 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201117959 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120314661	07/14/2004	1522	236116	Mejia'S General Contractor Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 9, 2004, employees were cleaning up for the day. Employee #1 had a bucket on the roof that he needed to bring down. Employee #1 climbed an unsecured ladder and went to the top. Employee #1 placed one foot on the roof when the ladder shifted and he fell approximately 20 ft to the floor. Employee #1 suffered organ damage and a spinal injury and was hospitalized for more than one month.

Keywords: ROOF, SPINE, UNSECURED, LADDER, ROOFER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120314661			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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