Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117064.015 - Employee fractures wrist in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 117064.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 06/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407735.015	06/10/2019		561730	Peddicord'S Lawn, Landscaping And Snow Removal, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 6, 2019, an employee was standing on the top cap of a 12 foot Werner stepladder using a loop handle Sthil Model FS240R Multitool with a Model HL135 Hedge Trimmer Attachment shaping a 13 foot tall tree. The ladder was on unstable ground and was being supported by a coworker. The ladder began to wobble back and forth and the employee lost his balance and fell impacting the compacted soil and concrete below. The employee suffered from a broken left wrist and a deep scratch across the bridge of his nose requiring medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Laceration, Ladder, Landscaper, Landscaping, Nose, Stepladder, Training, Tree Trimming, Unstable Position, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1407735.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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