Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123740.015 - Employee breaks ribs, sustains fractures in fall off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 123740.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 12/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1461009.015	02/06/2020		238220	Brosh Mechanical Incorporated (Bmi)

Abstract: At 8:40 a.m. on December 19, 2019, an employee working as a plumber for a plumbing and HVAC contractor was working from an 8-foot ladder. The employee was standing approximately six feet up on the ladder reaching into a tight spot over duct work to reach a circuit setter. After adjusting the hot water on the circuit setter, the employee could not see his feet since he was over the duct work, so he missed the next rung of the ladder. The employee fell and possibly hit an unidentified object before falling to the floor below. The employee broke his ribs, sustained fractures and sustained unspecified injuries to his abdomen and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Adjust, Air Duct, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Descending, Descending Ladder, Duct, Fall, Fracture, Ladder, Obstructed View, Rib

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1461009.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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