Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112089.015 - Employee breaks ribs, wrist in fall through window opening

Accident Summary Nr: 112089.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 12/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1368123.015	12/26/2018		238220	Mike Baumann Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on December 15, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing company, was preparing to install plumbing fixtures on the fourth floor of a new five-story multifamily residential structure. He was using the stairwell to carry a pallet of tools from his truck to the fourth floor when he slipped on the stairwell's wet third floor landing. He struck a guardrail, which pulled loose from the structure, and fell through the landing's window opening, a total fall height of 20 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractured ribs and a fractured wrist.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Installing, Material Handling, Midrail, Pallet, Plumbing, Residential Construction, Rib, Slippery Surface, Stair Landing, Unguarded, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1368123.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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