Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104000.015 - Employee falls from ladder and incurs head trauma and collap

Accident Summary Nr: 104000.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1303030.015	03/21/2018		238210	S R Bray Dba Power Plus Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on March 15, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a generator supplier, was working at a lot where a residence was to be built. He was climbing a 24-foot extension ladder set against a 6-foot pole in order to connect a power line. Employee #1 later reported that he began to feel dizzy and lost his balance. He fell from the ladder, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for traumatic head injury and a collapsed lung.

Keywords: Collapse, Dizziness, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Lost Balance, Lung, Power Lines, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1303030.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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