Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126136.015 - Employee breaks leg in fall from ladder through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 126136.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 05/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475144.015	05/14/2020		622110	Albany Medical Center

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on May 13, 2020, an employee working as an HVAC technician for a hospital entered the roof to conduct HVAC maintenance. While climbing a fixed ladder, the employee was carrying filters in one hand and not maintaining three points of contact with the ladder. The employee fell through a skylight and continued to fall approximately 20 feet impacting the floor below. The employee broke his left leg (tibia and fibula) and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, HVAC, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Leg, Maintenance, Material Handling, Repair, Roof, Skylight, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475144.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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