Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107071.015 - Employee is injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 107071.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1327867.015	07/05/2018		238220	Totorica Plumbing Inc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on June 18, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing company, was working from an 8-foot Type A ladder at a residential construction jobsite. He was drilling a hole in a ceiling joist in preparation for installing sprinkler tubing. The electric power drill he was using locked up. The employee lost his balance and fell, a fall height of 4 feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured right collarbone and a small brain hemorrhage.

Keywords: Brain, Collarbone, Drill, Electric Drill, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hemorrhage, Installing, Ladder, Lost Balance, 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			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1327867.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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