Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 905786 - Employee dies in fall from displaced ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 905786 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116180720	04/06/1995	1761	0	Rock Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 6, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker were preparing to install new gutters on a one story single-family residence. The coworker began to install an advertising sign in the front yard while Employee #1 removed a company ladder from the truck. Employee #1 placed the ladder to the roof in order to do an initial inspection of the job. After inspecting the roof, he began to descend the ladder but it became displaced, causing him to fall approximately 13 ft to a concrete sidewalk. Employee #1 died of massive head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, SINGLE STORY, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116180720			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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