Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202449963 - Employee Falls from Ladder, Fractures Rib

Accident Summary Nr: 202449963 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310604848	11/05/2006	1761	238160	David Lewis Roofing

Abstract: On September 24, 2008, Employee #1, a roofer, was working from a 12-ft aluminum extension ladder at the rear of a home being reroofed. Employee #1 was removing roof jacks that had been placed along the eve of a roof at approximately 10 ft above the ground. Employee #1 fell approximately 6 ft onto a 4-ft tall wooden picket fence. Employee #1 suffered a broken rib and collapsed left lung as a result of his fall onto the fence. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF BRACKET, FRACTURE, LUNG, LADDER, RIB, ROOFER, FALL, FENCE, PUNCTURE

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	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310604848			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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