Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201150554 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 201150554 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119958577	05/19/1997	1761	0	D C Christian Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on May 2, 1997, Employee #1, a roofer for D.C. Christian Company Incorporated, was climbing an aluminum ladder to a roof. The ladder slid sideways off the corner of the roof. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to his left femur. Paramedics responded and took Employee #1 to John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital for emergency medical treatment. He was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, METAL LADDER, ROOFER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119958577			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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