Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102805.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures heels

Accident Summary Nr: 102805.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1292692.015	02/01/2018		238290	Goodman Networks

Abstract: At 9:50 a.m. on January 19, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a telecommunications company, was preparing to install a satellite dish on a building. He was working from a 28-foot Werner extension ladder and transferring materials to the building's roof. The ladder had been set up on the snow covered, icy asphalt parking lot. The ladder kicked out, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 10 to 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both heels.

Keywords: Construction, Equipment Failure, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Material Handling, Roof, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1292692.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair, Not Line Installer	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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