Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201163698 - Employee injured when he falls from an extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201163698 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126058247	04/24/2002	1761	0	A S Baker Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 9, 2002, Employee #1 was using an extension ladder to deliver composite roof shingles. While delivering bundles of shingles to the edge of the roof, he fell off the extension ladder and hit an adjacent shed on the way down. He was hospitalized with injuries to his ribs, back, and ankle.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, ROOF, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, BACK, RIB, ROOFER, FALL, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126058247			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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