Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523586 - Employees Suffer Multiple Fractures in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201523586 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 07/07/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109177931	07/07/2010	1761	238160	Advanced Home Improvements & Restoration Llc

Abstract: On July 7, 2010, Employee #1 and Employee #2, of Pace Industries Grafton Division, were stripping the existing shingles from a steep pitched roof while standing approximately 18 ft above the ground on a working platform of a ladder-jack scaffold. The employees placed the scaffold's ladder against an ornamental bracket, thinking it was part of the structure. Employee #1 and Employee #2 stood on the ladder together at the end of the roof, causing the ornamental bracket to break away from the house and the scaffold to collapse. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 did not have any fall protection; they both fell to the ground. Employee #1 sustained life-threatening head injuries, while the Employee #2 sustained serious arm and leg injuries. Both employees were admitted into the hospital for treatment of the fractures they sustained in the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109177931			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	109177931			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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