Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119042.015 - Employee falls from ladder, receives wrist fracture and fore

Accident Summary Nr: 119042.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1424087.015	08/16/2019		238130	Blue River Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 16, 2019, an employee installed a four-foot by five-inch by twelve-foot roof truss while on an eight-foot ladder. At some point, the employee slipped and fell approximately six feet from the ladder. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat a fracture to the right wrist and a laceration to the forehead.

Keywords: Fall, Forehead, Fracture, Installing, Laceration, Ladder, Slip, Truss, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1424087.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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