Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202487351 - Employee Falls from Ladder, Sustains Multiple Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 202487351 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311865380	10/03/2008	1751	238130	Sierra Home Builder'S, Inc.

Abstract: On September 19, 2008, Employee #1, a farmer, was working on facia/soffit boards at the lower edge of the roof on a custom home under construction. The roof was 10-ft high, and he was working from an 8-ft ladder. He fell from the ladder and suffered three broken ribs, a fractured collarbone and a punctured lung. Employee #1 was hospitalized. There were no witnesses, so it is not known how the employee fell.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, LUNG, ROOF, COLLARBONE, LADDER, RIB, FALL, SOFFIT, PUNCTURE

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	10	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311865380			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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