Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101522.015 - Worker falls from ladder and requires multiple surgeries

Accident Summary Nr: 101522.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1257629.015	08/23/2017		238220	Trilogy Plumbing Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on July 20, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing company, was engaged in plumbing work at a two-story residential building. He was standing on a stepladder and drilling a hole in a wall. The drill bit became jammed, and Employee #1 was pushed to a side. He fell off the ladder and struck the cement floor, a fall height of approximately 3 to 4 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured tibia and a hip injury. Employee #1 required multiple surgeries and was hospitalized for 10 days.

Keywords: Drill, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Jammed, Plumbing, Residential Construction, Stepladder, Tibia

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	1257629.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: 3 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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