Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100940.015 - Employee falls when platform ladder collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 100940.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 11/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1278799.015	11/20/2017		236220	Peoples Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on November 14, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in steel erection work at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story building. He was disassembling a RustGo aerial work platform when the platform ladder he was holding onto collapsed. Employee #1 fell with the ladder, a fall height of 12 feet. In addition to striking the ground, Employee #1 was struck by the falling ladder. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fracture to the L5 vertebra and bruising to his chest and shoulders.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Structural Collapse, Vertebra, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1278799.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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