Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117749.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall off step ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 117749.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1413402.015	07/09/2019		238220	R W Lapine Incorporated

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on July 3, 2019, Employee #1 was standing approximately 8 feet high on a 10-foot step ladder. Employee #1 loosened a bolt holding a sheet metal strap on 12-inch diameter by 15 feet long ductwork. When the strap was loosened, the piece of ductwork broke free striking the step ladder. This then knocked the ladder and Employee #1 to the concrete floor below. Employee #1 fell approximately 8 feet and was hospitalized to treat lower lumbar fractures, a broken wrist, and a dislocated finger.

Keywords: Dislocated, Duct, Fall, Finger, Hospital, Knocked off, Ladder, Lumbar Fracture, Sheet Metal, Stepladder, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			4	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1413402.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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