Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103316.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures disc

Accident Summary Nr: 103316.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 02/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1296614.015	02/15/2018		236220	Vandervert Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a two-story commercial building construction project. He was climbing down an extension ladder set against a 12-foot mezzanine. The ladder slipped, and Employee #1 fell and struck the concrete floor. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured disc.

Keywords: Construction, Descending, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Slip, Unsecured, Unstable Position, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1296614.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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