Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116410.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 116410.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 05/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402171.015	05/20/2019		238910	North Ridge Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 18, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in the demolition of a utility room at a retail shopping mall. He was working from a ladder and cutting a large pipe. The pipe fell and struck the ladder, causing the employee to fall. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured leg.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Cutting, Demolition, Dismantling, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Leg, Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1402171.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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