Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98874.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 98874.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 04/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1225107.015	04/13/2017		238160	Tile Roofs, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 13, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing work at a multiemployer construction project, a new three-story residence. He was working from a ladder jack scaffold and installing a metal roofing system. Employee #1 fell from the scaffold, a fall height of 15.5 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his face, ankle, and ribs. The subsequent investigation determined that the ladder jack scaffold had no fall protection in place when the fall occurred.

Keywords: Ankle, Elevated Work Platform, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder Jack Scaffold, Residential Construction, Rib, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1225107.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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