Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112482.015 - Employee Incurs Multiple Injuries In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 112482.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369910.015	01/08/2019		238210	Rts Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 3, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working at a multi-employer project, the construction of an aquatics center. He was climbing down a fixed ladder when he fell, a fall height of approximately 10 feet, and struck the concrete floor. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple injuries that included a concussion, four fractured ribs, a torn Achilles tendon, lacerations to the head requiring twelve stitches, and lacerations to the left knee requiring four stitches.

Keywords: climbing on ladder, concussion, construction, electrician, fall, fall protection, fixed ladder, fracture, head, knee, laceration, rib, tendon

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1369910.015	65	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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