Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201792561 - Employee injured when fell from a ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201792561 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111869160	12/29/1999	1623	0	Edco Construction

Abstract: At about 8:30 a.m. on December 6, 1999, a serious occupational injury occurred in Glendale, CA. Employee #1 and five coworkers were working on construction site. Employee #1 and three other coworkers had been hired the morning of the accident. Employee #1 and three coworkers were removing old shingles and tossing them to the ground. Employee #1 was using a 12-ft fiberglass extension ladder which was not tied or blocked to access and egress the edge of a single-story building's roof which measured 111 in. to the cement patio below. The ladder feet were resting on a plastic sheet. Employee #1 began to descend the unsecured ladder when the ladder feet slipped and Employee #1 fell to the cement patio. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days in Glendale Memorial Hospital due to a broken left wrist, bruised ankles, and head and face trauma.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, UNSECURED, LADDER, FALL, FACE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	111869160			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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