Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128870.015 - Employee sustains broken bones in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 128870.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487708.015	08/13/2020		238150	Homeside Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 10, 2020, an employee working as a glazier for a glass glazing contractor was repositioning himself on 6-foot stepladder. While swinging one foot over top of the ladder, it became unstable, and the employee fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken clavicle, several broken ribs on the left side, his T1 transverse process and his right wrist.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Building, Chest, Construction, Door, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Rib, Shoulder, Stepladder, Unstable Position, Window, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1487708.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Glaziers	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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