Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127873.015 - Employee falls from 2nd step of ladder and suffers impalemen

Accident Summary Nr: 127873.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473040.015	04/23/2020		238310	Roc Drywall, Inc

Abstract: At 8:30 am, on April 10, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a drywall contractor. The worksite was in a closet of a 6-story residential building. Employee #1 was standing on the first step of a 2-step (mini stepladder) performing work on the sheetrock. Employee # 1 lost his balance and fell. Employee #1 was impaled in the abdomen with a drill bit from his tool belt and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Drill, Drill Bit, Drywall, Enclosed Space, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Impaled, Ladder, Lost Balance, Sheetrock, Stabbed, Step, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation			6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1473040.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 2 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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