Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408457 - Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201408457 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313322364	12/01/2011	1761	238160	Ethical Exteriors

Abstract: At approximately 10:37 a.m. on November 28, 2011, Employee #1 a 31-year-old male with Ethical Exteriors was working with the owner of the company and were attempting to repair a roof leak near the chimney of a residential home. Employee #1 was unable to reach the work area with a 40-foot aluminum ladder. Due to the steep slope 16 in 12 pitch of the roof and the height where the chimney was located, the owner and the employee decided to lash a 20-foot fiberglass section to the 40-foot aluminum ladder. As Employee #1 ascended, the ladders started to separate and began to slide down the roof. Employee #1 held onto the ladder as it slid off the edge of the roof and fell approximately 25 feet to the brick paved driveway below. Employee #1 landed on his head receiving massive internal injuries that resulted in his death.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, HEMORRHAGE, LADDER, SKULL, FALL, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313322364			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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