Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201560331 - Employee fractured back due to fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201560331 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301165635	12/28/1999	1761	0	Clarks Quality Roofing

Abstract: An 18-year-old roofing employee was ascending a fixed vertical ladder, carrying a small liquid container in his left hand while using his right hand to climb the ladder. When near the top, the employee fell 18 ft to the ground and fractured his back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FIXED LADDER, BACK, ROOFER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301165635			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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