Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636503 - Employee Is Impaled in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201636503 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 10/09/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310276696	10/23/2006	1521	236115	Steve Locke

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on October 9, 2006, Employee #1 was using a ladder to access the roof from the second floor deck of a residential home. The ladder was not secure. While ascending, Employee #1 fell approximately 17 ft from the ladder to the ground. Employee #1 landed on a concrete pile, which had a metal post bracket attached to the top. Employee #1 impaled his right side on the bracket causing a deep laceration. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF, IMPALED, UNSECURED, LADDER, TORSO, ROOFER, FALL, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310276696			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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