Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116350.015 - Employee breaks pelvis, wrist in fall from ladder jack scaff

Accident Summary Nr: 116350.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 05/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1401883.015	05/20/2019		238350	Lapelusa Home Improvement, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on May 9, 2019, Employee #1 was installing new windows to an existing residential structure. He was not using fall protection when he stepped onto the platform of a cantilevered ladder jack scaffold. The employee fell, a fall height of 11 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured pelvis and a fractured wrist.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Ladder Jack Scaffold, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1401883.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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