Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116583.015 - Employee fractures ribs, lacerates head in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 116583.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403777.015	05/28/2019		238220	Ami Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 24, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing and heating company, was working at a building construction site. He was working from a 10-foot ladder and installing duct work when he fell, a fall height of 8 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for five fractured ribs and a laceration to the head.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Duct, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Laceration, Ladder, Rib

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1403777.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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