Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202474821 - Employee suffers cerebral blood clot in fall with ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202474821 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 01/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307187203	01/22/2008	1761	238160	C.B.E. Roofing Co.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on January 10, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker, of C.B.E Roofing Company, were repairing roof leaks at a single-family home in Whittier, CA. They climbed an extension ladder to the roof, and completed some roof cleaning and repair work. After the repairs, Employee #1 was descending the ladder when it slipped out. He fell approximately 8 ft 4 in. with the ladder, and suffered a head injury. The company owner initially drove him home. His wife took him to the hospital the next day, where he was found to have a cerebral blood clot that required brain surgery. The ladder in use was not tied or otherwise secured to prevent it from slipping.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, ROOF, UNSECURED, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, BRAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307187203			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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