Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493532 - Employee Amputates Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202493532 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/13/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316518166	09/13/2012	1761	238160	Sonoran Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on August 13, 2012, Employee #1, with Sonoran Roofing, Inc., began installing roofing materials by laying down felt paper onto the roof and installing sheets of valley metal and roofing vents. Employee #1 used a ladder to access the roof of the residence. He walked along the peak of the roof and began to install the anchorage point for his fall protection onto the roof peak. As he was securing the anchorage point, roofing materials that had been staged on the roof just below the roof peak became dislodged. Employee #1 lost his footing and slid down and off the roof along with the roofing materials. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery to repair a severe laceration to his left leg. This surgical repair ultimately was unsuccessful, resulting in amputation of the leg above the knee. Employee #1 also sustained a fracture of the right leg femur and a fracture to the right side of his face. Employee #1 was in the hospital for 14 days and then transferred to a facility for further rehabilitation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, ROOF, SHEET METAL, MIGRANT FARM WORKER, LADDER, FALL, FACE, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316518166			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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