Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118092.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures leg and arm

Accident Summary Nr: 118092.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403044.015	05/20/2019		236220	Kling Family Construction

Abstract: At 4:59 p.m. on March 26, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was doing maintenance/repair work at a two-story residence. He was climbing up a 24-foot extension ladder that was placed on a piece of plastic. The ladder slipped, and he fell with the ladder. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to his left thighbone and left arm.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Forearm, Fracture, Leg, Residential Construction, Slip, Thigh, Unsecured, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1403044.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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