Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135598.015 - Employee sustains fractures in fall climbing ladder to roof

Accident Summary Nr: 135598.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1530893.015	05/11/2021		493110	Np Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:40 p.m. on March 2, 2021, an employee working as an engineering technician for a mechanical contractor was working at a residential home site. The employee was extending a vent pipe on the roof of the home. The employee placed a ladder on the wall of the home and started to climb. The ladder slipped out from under him causing him to fall leading. The employee sustained serious injuries, including fractures, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Engineering Technician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pipe, Residential Construction, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface, Technician, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1530893.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Engineers, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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