Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130531.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures clavicle

Accident Summary Nr: 130531.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473138.015	04/24/2020		238220	Freschi Air Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:20 p.m. on March 23, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an HVAC construction contractor. The worksite was a commercial 2 story building. Employee #1 was engaged in the repair and maintenance of an HVAC unit on the roof. Access to the roof was via a fixed ladder. The fixed ladder did not reach all the way down to ground level. An extension ladder was used to access the fixed ladder. The extension ladder was secured to the fixed ladder. Employee #1 slipped on the upper rungs of the fixed ladder while descending resulting in a fall to ground level. Employee #1 suffered a broken clavicle.

Keywords: Clavicle, Descending, Descending Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fixed Ladder, Fracture, HVAC, Ladder, Roof, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1473138.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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