Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111408.015 - Employee falls from fixed ladder and fractures sacrum

Accident Summary Nr: 111408.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 11/29/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1363081.015	11/30/2018		238220	Cst Mechanical Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on November 29, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a mechanical equipment (HVAC) company, was installing equipment at an existing one-story building. As he climbed a fixed ladder while holding tools in both hands, the employee fell. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured sacrum.

Keywords: Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fixed Ladder, Fracture, HVAC, Installing, Pelvis, Sacroiliac, Unstable Position, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1363081.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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