Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115462.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures arm

Accident Summary Nr: 115462.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 04/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1394022.015	04/15/2019		236220	Supplied Industrial Solutions, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on April 2, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, his supervisor, were installing a Fan Transfer Unit (FTU) from the ceiling of a new hospital wing being constructed. Employee #1 was using an 8-foot A-frame stepladder and tightening the suspension cable clamps when he overreached, causing the ladder to tip out. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor and broke his left upper arm. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the fractured arm.

Keywords: Arm, Ceiling, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Falling Object, Fan, Fracture, HVAC, Installing, Ladder, Stepladder, Struck Against, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1394022.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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