Jamestown Roofing, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — KENNEDY, NEW YORK
| Employer | Jamestown Roofing, Inc. | Report ID | 2021098218 |
| Address | 3470 Cemetery St | City, State ZIP | KENNEDY, NEW YORK 14747 |
| Event Date | September 23, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Roofs, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238160 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.15000, -79.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
As an employee was climbing down a ladder from the second roof level to the first roof level. The base of the ladder slipped, causing the employee to fall to the first-level roof. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae in their back.
Incident Summary
On September 23, 2021, a worker at Jamestown Roofing, Inc. in KENNEDY, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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