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Accident: 70307.015 - Worker Falls From Ladder, Sustains Brain, Head, And Other In

**Accident: 70307.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/06/2015**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1017693.015	01/13/2015		Kachina Builders And Contractors, Inc.

At 9:30 a.m. on January 6, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction company , was engaged in roofing work at a single family residential building. He was cl imbing a ladder to access the roof when he experienced a medical event that caus ed him to lose consciousness. Employee #1 fell from the ladder to the ground, a fall height of 8 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was tran sported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for traumatic brain injury and injuries to the head and multiple other parts of his body.

Keywords: brain, building, construction, fall, fall protection, head, ladder, roof, roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1017693.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	FallDist: FallHt:8 Cause: Roofing FatCause:

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