Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126168.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 126168.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 05/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475267.015	05/15/2020		238220	Kimbel Mechanical Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on May 13, 2020, Employee #1 was installing bolts on the building's parapet wall while standing on the 21-foot fly section of a 40-foot extension ladder that had been separated. As Employee #1 was working 15 feet up on the fly section of the ladder, it swung out causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 15 feet to ground level. Employee #1 suffered lacerations and fractures to his head and face, as well as fractures to his lower left leg and foot. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Bolt, Building, Extension Ladder, Foot, Fracture, Head, Hospital, Installing, Laceration, Ladder, Leg, Swung, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1475267.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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