Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201792306 - Employee injured when fell from a ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201792306 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126079029	09/21/1999	1761	0	National Roofing Consultants

Abstract: At about 9:00 a.m. on September 8, 1999, a serious occupational injury occurred at De Anza Elementary School in Baldwin Park, CA. Employee #1, an inspector, was employed by National Roofing Consultants Inc. Employee #1 stated that he had completed inspecting the roofing in the area and began to descend a nearby ladder when the ladder slipped out from under him causing him to fall about 10 ft. One witness, a school employee, stated that she did not see what caused him to fall. Another witness, an employee of a roofing company stated that Employee #1 assisted him in placing the 16-ft extension ladder against the roof edge. Both witnesses stated that Employee #1 landed on his left side and ladder fell on his right side and the right hand. Employee #1 was transported to Martin Luther King Hospital where he remained for at least two weeks. His injures included a broken hip and broken pelvis. The probable cause of the accident: the portable ladder was not tied, blocked, or secured to prevent it from being displaced.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LADDER, SLIP, PELVIS, FALL, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126079029			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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