Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115856.015 - Employee fractures ankle in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 115856.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397358.015	04/30/2019		238220	Ami Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on April 26, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was doing installation work at a new one-story commercial building. He was using a ladder made on the site. As he climbed up the ladder from the basement level, he fell, a fall height of 13 feet, and struck the concrete floor. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured right ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Plumbing, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1397358.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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