Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100913.015 - Worker reaching overhead falls from ladder, incurs leg fract

Accident Summary Nr: 100913.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1250861.015	07/28/2017		238210	All Star Air Systems Inc.

Abstract: At 2:40 p.m. on July 19, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a heating and air conditioning company, was working as a subcontractor at a multiemployer construction site, a new building. He was working from a 12-foot ladder and reaching overhead to install duct straps that would support ducts to be subsequently installed. Employee #1 lost his balance, his work belt hit the side of the ladder, and the ladder swayed and tipped over. Employee #1 reached up and grabbed a pipe, but was unable to hold on. He fell to the ground and onto the fallen ladder, a fall height of 8 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his right leg tibia and fibula that required surgery.

Keywords: Construction, Duct, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Leg, Lost Balance, Work Rules

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1250861.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal worker apprentices	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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