Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202658480 - Worker Falls from Scaffold Ladder and Fractures Back and Hip

Accident Summary Nr: 202658480 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/19/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316671478	10/04/2013	1761	238160	Craig Roof Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on September 19, 2013, Employee #1, employed as a roofing helper by a residential and commercial roofing contractor, was working at a residential building construction site. It was the end of Employee #1's shift. He was ascending a scaffold ladder while holding two sheets of roofing paper in his right hand, intending to patch a corner in the roof. As he neared the top of the scaffold, his foot slipped. With only one hand holding onto the ladder, he was unable to maintain an adequate hold, and he fell to the dirt ground below. He fell approximately 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Department responded. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his vertebrae and hip. The Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Department reported this incident to Cal/OSHA at 4:10 p.m. on September 19, 2013. Cal/OSHA initiated its site investigation on October 4, 2013. The investigation determined there were no witnesses to Employee #1's fall. His supervisor was on site but not in the area at the time of the incident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, HIP, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316671478			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.