Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101829.015 - Worker falls when ladder tips over, injures back

Accident Summary Nr: 101829.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 07/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1244792.015	07/06/2017		238160	D.R.O. Home Building Specialists, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on July 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was working at a two-story building site. He was on a folding stepladder and applying sheathing to the garage when the ladder tipped over. Employee #1 fell. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a back contusion.

Keywords: Back, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Ladder, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Stepladder, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
					2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1244792.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury

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