Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128744.015 - Employee falls from extension ladder causing fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 128744.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 08/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488690.015	08/18/2020		236220	W.M. Sprinkman Corporation

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 12, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a commercial general contractor. Employee #1 was using a drill to bore a hole through concrete. Employee #1 was installing air lines for an expansion project during construction. Employee #1 was working on the exterior of the building operating a Milwaukee rotary drill (hammer drill) while working from a Keller extension ladder (14 foot). The ladder was set up against the concrete building structure. The ladder was not fully extended at the time of the incident. The hole was about 13 feet from the ground below. Weather was not a factor because there was no inclement weather at the time. Employee #1 fell an estimated 8 feet from the ladder to the concrete surface below, resulting in lower leg and feet fractures as well as head trauma. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Concrete, Drill, Drill, Drilling, Electric Drill, Elevated, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Foot, Fracture, Hammer Drill, Head, Installing, Ladder, Leg, Portable Power Tool, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1488690.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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