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Accident Summary Nr: 107900.015 - Employee fractures rib, vertebrae, and sternum in fall from

Accident Summary Nr: 107900.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/30/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1335032.015	08/01/2018		238170	Usi Rg Insulation

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on July 30, 2018, an employee was using an extension ladder to install gutters on a new home about twenty-one feet above the ground. The employee was climbing the ladder when, at the fourth rung from the top of the ladder, he missed a step and fell, pulling the ladder with him. When the employee hit the ground, the ladder did not land on top of him, but nearby. The employee was hospitalized with three vertebrae, four rib and a sternum fracture.

Keywords: Extension Ladder, Fall, Fracture, Ladder, Rib, Roof, Vertebra

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	1335032.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 21 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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