Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104489.015 - Employee falls from ladder and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 104489.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 04/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1306802.015	04/06/2018		236118	Jennings And Woldt Remodeling, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on April 4, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a one-story commercial building. Employee #1 was working from a Werner Type 1 aluminum extension ladder, the top of which rested against a roof truss approximately 14 feet above the surface. He was clearing snow from a tarp that covered a roof opening. His coworker was standing at the base of the ladder and bracing it. The coworker walked away from the ladder. The ladder slipped, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 8 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for multiple fractures of the ankle, leg, and vertebrae.

Keywords: Ankle, Construction, Equipment Failure, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Unsecured, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1306802.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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