Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116595.015 - Employee falls from ladder and sustains hand laceration

Accident Summary Nr: 116595.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1372846.015	01/18/2019		238220	New Line Air Systems Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on December 17, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an air conditioning company, was installing equipment at a new three-story multifamily residential structure. He was working from a ladder and leveling an air conditioner ceiling box when he fell, a fall height of 4 feet. The employee's hand was lacerated when it struck sheet metal. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of the laceration.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Ceiling, Fall, Fall Protection, HVAC, Hand, Installing, Laceration, Ladder, Residential Construction, Sheet Metal, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1372846.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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