Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119592.015 - Employee falls from ladder and receives multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 119592.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399612.015	05/03/2019		238340	Universal Tile And Stone, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 2, 2019, an employee stood on the upper section of a ladder to begin applying caulking material to the base of a glass fixture on the level above. At some point, the ladder slipped, and the employee fell with the ladder. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat fractures to the left elbow, right femur, left distal radius (wrist), right tibial plateau, right patella, and nasal bone.

Keywords: Elbow, Fall, Fracture, Knee, Ladder, Leg, Nose, Slip, Tibia, Wrist

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1399612.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Tile setters, hard and soft	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause:

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