Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107118.015 - Employee falls from stepladder and breaks elbow

Accident Summary Nr: 107118.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1306153.015	04/02/2018		238310	West Coast Drywall And Company Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on March 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a drywall construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new residence. He was using a Falcon Sawhorse Model 130-FT as a stepladder and installing drywall. As Employee #1 walked side to side on the stepladder's top cap, he slipped and fell, a fall height of 3 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a left elbow open fracture.

Keywords: Arm, Elbow, Fracture, Installing, Residential Construction, Stepladder, Walk Platform, Wall

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1306153.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 3 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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