Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109558.015 - Employee falls from ladder and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 109558.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1324387.015	06/04/2018		236118	Doug Terzian Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on March 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry work at a residential job site. He was standing on an 8-foot ladder and nailing a wood beam to a gazebo. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell, a fall height of 4 feet. The wood beam slid down and landed on Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured heel, fractures to three spinal discs, rib fractures, a dislocated finger, a torn spleen, and a torn liver.

Keywords: Back, Beam, Carpenter, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Ladder, Residential Construction, Rib, Spleen

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1324387.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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