Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111509.015 - Employee falls off scaffold ladder and receives spinal fract

Accident Summary Nr: 111509.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1363967.015	12/04/2018		238310	Kodiak Concepts, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on November 26, 2018, an employee was climbing on a ladder attached to scaffolding on the fifth floor to ascend to the sixth floor while carrying a five-gallon bucket that contained the employee's tools. Since the employee was carrying the bucket, he was unable to maintain three points of contact on the ladder and at some point, lost his grip and fell approximately fifteen feet. The employee received multiple fractures and contusions to the spine and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ascending, Climbing on Ladder, Contusion, Fall, Fracture, Ladder, Scaffold, Spine, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			5	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1363967.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Plasterers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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