Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202561619 - Roofer Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202561619 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/07/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316993468	03/07/2013	1761	238160	Roof Usa Service Center (Arizona) Llc

Abstract: On March 7, 2013, a roofer, employed by Roof USA Service Center (Arizona) LLC, was working at a commercial building. He was descending a fixed ladder while carrying two five-gallon empty plastic buckets in his right hand and gripping the ladder's left handrail with his left hand. The worker momentarily lost his grip on the handrail. As he tried to reestablish his grip, he lost his balance. He fell approximately 15 feet to the floor. He sustained a fatal concussion.

Keywords: LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FIXED LADDER, HANDRAIL, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over	2	21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316993468			Fatality	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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