Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103297.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures arm

Accident Summary Nr: 103297.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1270380.015	10/16/2017		236115	Greg Scott

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on September 11, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a one-story residential building. He was standing on the sixth step of a 12-foot ladder and using a reciprocating saw to cut a wood 2 by 4 beneath the bottom edge of a truss. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to the concrete foundation, a fall height of 6 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a right forearm fracture and facial lacerations.

Keywords: Arm, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Laceration, Ladder, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Saw

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1270380.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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