Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115657.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 115657.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 03/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395514.015	04/24/2019		238210	Accutek Technologies Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on March 26, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was working at the construction site of a two-story commercial building. He was standing on the top of a ladder and drilling for j-hooks when the ladder began to wobble and fall. The employee fell and hit the ladder at ground level, a fall height of 8 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple fractured ribs, a fractured shoulder, bruised lungs, and a staple in his elbow.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Contusion, Drill, Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Ladder, Lung, Rib, Shoulder, Unprotected, Unstable Position

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1395514.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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