Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100724.015 - Worker falls from unstable ladder, fractures wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 100724.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259889.015	08/29/2017		238130	Merit Framing, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing company, was working at a residential construction project. He was climbing an extension ladder to the roof of the framed structure when one leg of the ladder sank into the soft ground it had been placed on. The ladder tipped sideways, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured left wrist.

Keywords: Extension Ladder, Fall, Fracture, Residential Construction, Unsecured, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1259889.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Farmers, except horticultural	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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