Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107906.015 - Employee fractures leg tripping on step into building

Accident Summary Nr: 107906.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1317366.015	05/18/2018		236220	110% Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 18, 2018, an employee was walking into the front entrance of a building where a raise platform, approximately twenty inches high with two steps leading to the main floor. As the employee made his way up the steps, he miss-stepped, tripped, and fell to the ground. The employee heard a "pop" and felt immediate pain in his lower leg. He was transported to the hospital and was diagnosed with fractures to the tibia and fibula of his right leg.

Keywords: Fall, Fracture, Leg, Stair, Tibia, Tripped

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1317366.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 2 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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