Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202613477 - Roofer's Fingers Are Caught on Ladder Resulting in Infection

Accident Summary Nr: 202613477 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/25/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313511016	11/05/2010	1761	238160	Dri Commercial Corp

Abstract: On the morning of October 27, 2010, Employee #1, a 49-yr-old male roofing supervisor, was inspecting various repaired roof leaks at the top of a three-floor department store. As he was descending from a 20-ft fixed metal ladder accessing a maintenance room, one of the supervisor's fingers caught a serrated edge of the ladder, causing him to tumble off the last rung. The partial degloving was at first thought to be not of a serious nature; however, the lacerated condition of the finger worsened with an infection, resulting in a 12-day hospitalization.

Keywords: LEAK, FINGER, DEGLOVED, LADDER, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, INFECTION, ROOFER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313511016			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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