Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118716.015 - Employee working from extension ladder falls and fractures l

Accident Summary Nr: 118716.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421288.015	08/06/2019		238390	Armor Coatings

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 30, 2019, Employee #1 and two coworkers were waterproofing the second story of a residence. Employee #1 was working from the seventh rung of a 20-foot extension ladder when the ladder started to slip. He rode down with the ladder, and as he hit the ground his left leg was caught between rungs. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the tibia and fibula bones in his leg.

Keywords: Caught Between, Elevated Work Platform, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Residential Construction, Slip, Unstable Position, Untrained, Waterproofing, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1421288.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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