Accident Report Detail
Accident: 116078.015 - Employee Injures Ribs In Fall From Slippery Metal Roof
Accident: 116078.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 04/22/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1395111.015 | 04/22/2019 | K & B Qualified Services Llc | |||||
At 8:45 a.m. on April 22, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a painting contractor, was power washing the exterior siding of a residence in preparation for painting . He was working from the front porch roof, which he had accessed via an extens ion ladder. The roof was metal and covered with mold/algae. The employee, who did not use fall protection, fell from the porch roof to a rock walkway at surfa ce, a fall height of 12 feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, wher e he was admitted for treatment of rib injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
blunt force trauma, extension ladder, fall, fall protection, mold, painter, residential construction, rib, rock, roof, slippery surface, struck against, unprotected, washing machine
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | 12 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1395111.015 | 32 | M | Hospitalized injury | Painters, construction and maintenance | FallDist: 12 FallHt:12 Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: |