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Accident Summary Nr: 116979.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures arm

Accident Summary Nr: 116979.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/17/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1375724.01502/01/2019238130Weslar, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on December 17, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a framing contractor, was working at the site of a new two-story multifamily structure. He was standing on an 8-foot ladder to change the saddle beam of the ceiling beam. The ladder was not positioned directly below the beam area where the work needed to be done. The employee reached out to move the beam, and in so doing lost his balance and fell, a fall height of 6 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured left forearm.

Keywords: Arm, Beam, Blunt force trauma, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Framing, Ladder, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Unstable Position
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Multi-family dwelling New project or new addition   2

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1375724.015 55 M Hospitalized injury Construction laborers Distance of Fall: 6 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet
Cause: Interior carpentry
Fatality Cause:

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