Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1375724.015	02/01/2019		238130	Weslar, 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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