Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127215.015 - Employee suffers multiple injuries in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 127215.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470688.015	01/23/2020		236115	Michael Uniacke

Abstract: At 8:46 a.m. on January 9, 2020, an employee was working from an A-frame ladder drilling holes for fixtures in the 13-foot ceiling of a residential construction project. The employer heard a loud crashing sound and rushed to the employee's work location and found him on the ground alongside a Milwaukee 7.5 Amp Hole Hawg Cat. No. 1675-1 corded drill. The employee was transported to a general hospital and was admitted to treat fractured left ribs, sternoclavicular joint, temporal bone, and lower arms.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Ceiling, Drill, Drilling, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Forearm, Fracture, Ladder, Lighting Fixture, Rib, Shoulder, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1470688.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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