Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119177.015 - Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall when extension la

Accident Summary Nr: 119177.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 07/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420924.015	08/02/2019		238390	Bob Stern, Sr.

Abstract: At 1:53 p.m. on July 30, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in maintenance/repair work at a filtration plant. He was working from the top half of a 12-foot extension ladder and using a caulking scraper to remove old caulking. The ladder lost its footing and kicked out. Employee #1 rode the ladder down and struck the concrete surface, a fall height of 12 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of two fractures to the jaw with eight lost teeth, fractures to both elbows, and a fractured wrist.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Elbow, Equipment Failure, Extension Ladder, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Footings, Fracture, Jaw, Kick Back, Maintenance, Repair, Unstable Surface, Waterproofing, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1420924.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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