Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103260.015 - Employee falls from ladder and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 103260.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 02/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1296254.015	02/12/2018		238310	St Croix Insulation, Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 12, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an insulation company, was installing insulation at a two-story commercial building. He used a ladder to access the installation area. The ladder slipped and fell, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including fractures to his wrists, hips, vertebrae, and ribs.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Ladder, Rib, Vertebra, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1296254.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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