Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201488103 - Employee injured in fall with ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201488103 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301123683	09/27/2005	1761	238160	Sentry Roofing Co., Inc.

Abstract: At about 8:00 a.m. on June 28, 2005, Employee #1 completed work on an approximately 8 ft to 10 ft high porch roof. He accesssed the roof using a 24 ft extension ladder set to a height of about 12 ft. The ladder was tied off to the porch at the top to secure it against movement. Before descending the ladder, Employee #1 untied it. He had climbed onto the ladder to go down when his weight caused the ladder to slide sideways and fall over. Employee #1's left leg became entangled in its rungs and he sustained a fractured left ankle. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, ENTANGLED, ANKLE, OVERTURN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301123683			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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