Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118740.015 - Carpenter suffers fractures in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 118740.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421494.015	08/07/2019		238310	Whitten Works, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 6, 2019, an employee was working as a carpenter for a drywall and insulation contractor. The firm he worked for was altering or rehabilitating a commercial building. The employee was performing interior carpentry. He was working from a step ladder. He fell from the step ladder onto a concrete floor. He fell 6 feet (1.8 meters). He suffered broken ribs and a fractured tailbone, pelvis, and elbow. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Carpenter, Commercial Building, Construction, Drywall, Elbow, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Pelvis, Rib, Stepladder, Tailbone, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1421494.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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