Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117575.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 117575.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412355.015	07/01/2019		238140	Masonry Innovations Inc

Abstract: At 7:10 a.m. on May 28, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a masonry contractor, was working at the construction of a one-story commercial building. He was wearing gloves and descending from a fire riser using the permanent ladder attached to the building when he lost his grip on the ladder and fell, a fall height of 10 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured right leg.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Glove, Leg, Lost Control, Masonry Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1412355.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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