Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126120.015 - Employee's leg is amputated after fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 126120.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475070.015	05/13/2020		236118	Empire Mitigation Restoration & Consulting Services, Llc

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on January 22, 2020, Employee #1 was installing new drywall in the bathroom at a residential remodeling project. As he descended a ladder, and while on the first step, he slipped, and his right foot and leg became caught in the ladder. The employee fell, and the ladder fell on his chest. His right knee was dislocated. A week later, due to poor circulation, a surgical amputation of the leg was performed above the right knee. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Circulatory Blockage, Descending Ladder, Dislocated, Drywall, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Installing, Knee, Rehabilitation, Remodel, Residential Construction, Slip, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475070.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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