Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124790.015 - Employee sustains blunt force injuries in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 124790.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469721.015	03/13/2020		624229	Siouxland Habitat For Humanity

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on March 9, 2020, an employee working as a carpentry supervisor for a nonprofit provider of community housing was descending a 20-foot Little Giant extension ladder. The ladder had been placed from the main level to the basement level and secured with a bungy strap. The employee was facing away from the ladder carrying a half carton of water. The employee fell approximately 4 to 5 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee fractured his ribs, punctured a lung, and sustained multiple bruises to his hip and an elbow, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Carpenter, Chest, Contusion, Descending Ladder, Elbow, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rib, Supervisor, Training, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1469721.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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