Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121154.015 - Employee sustains head injuries in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 121154.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427833.015	09/03/2019		236115	Desert Framing, Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 28, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at the site of a new residential construction. The coworker was operating a Grove 50-ton mobile telescopic crane, and Employee #1 was signaling for crane hoisting and landing activities from an elevated position on a ladder. The crane operator misunderstood a signal and hoisted a second load when Employee #1 was not expecting a load. Employee #1 was surprised by the lift and fell from the ladder, a fall height of 8 feet. He struck his head and upper body on the concrete surface. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of injuries that included lacerations and contusions to the head and upper body.

Keywords: Concrete Surface, Contusion, Crane, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Hoist, Laceration, Ladder, Residential Construction, Signalman, Struck Against, Torso

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1427833.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Spotter	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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