Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142777.015 - Employee falls from ladder and is killed by head and neck in

Accident Summary Nr: 142777.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/13/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572782.015	01/14/2022		238130	Hip & Valley, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 13, 2022, an employee worked to install a soffit under a roof eave of a new construction home. The employee worked from a portable, extension ladder and fell from the sixth rung, an approximate five-foot fall. The employee was killed by blunt force trauma injuries to the head, neck, and chest.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Chest, Climbing on Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Head, Installing, Neck, Roof, Soffit

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1572782.015	41	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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