Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126054.015 - Employee fractures several bones in fall from ladder/scaffol

Accident Summary Nr: 126054.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463659.015	02/14/2020		721214	Camp Ramah In California

Abstract: At 8:41 a.m. on November 19, 2019, an employee, a laborer, was working on remodeling the exterior of the buildings in the camp. When the accident occurred, the employee was replacing the exterior siding of the building. The employee was using an incomplete scaffold with a ladder on top of it to do the work. He and his coworkers had been performing in this manner for over a year. The accident occurred as the employee was descending the A frame ladder that had been placed on of the scaffold. He was carrying a siding board using both hands. As he was coming down, the scaffold collapsed and the employee fell to the ground. The employee had several fractures in right arm and face, along with neck and back pain and lacerations in face. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Collapse, Descending, Descending Ladder, Face, Fracture, Laborer, Laceration, Ladder, Neck, Remodel, Scaffold, Siding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1463659.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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