Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130968.015 - Employee falls from step ladder and fractures ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 130968.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493166.015	09/17/2020		238210	Outsource, Llc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 19, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. Employee #1 was working as a temporary electrician for the employer. This was a commercial job site. Employee #1 was using an 8-foot standing A-frame ladder in order to work above the ceiling. He was working by himself in a room. The ceiling height was approximately 10 feet 4 inches from the ground. Employee #1 had to go 3 feet above the ceiling to reach the junction box and rewire inside. Employee #1 stood on the second step from the top and the top cap of the 8-foot A-frame ladder. Employee #1 overreached from his position to do the rewiring. Employee #1 leaned on a metal crossbar on the ceiling and this crossbar collapsed. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell from the ladder. Employee #1 suffered fractured ribs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Collapse, Electrical Wire, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Leaning over, Lost Balance, Rib, Stepladder, Temporary Worker, Tip, Tips Over

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1493166.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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