Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118939.015 - Employee descending ladder falls and fractures skull

Accident Summary Nr: 118939.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1423065.015	08/14/2019		238130	Dade Construction Group, Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 12, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multifamily residential structure. After sliding pieces of plywood from the second floor down to the first floor, he used a 14-foot aluminum extension ladder to descend from the second floor. The employee slipped and fell to the first floor's concrete surface. He was hospitalized for treatment of a bleeding and fractured skull.

Keywords: Bleeding, Blunt force trauma, Carry, Concrete Floor, Descending Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Plywood, Residential Construction, Skull, Slip, Struck Against

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1423065.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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