Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131702.015 - Employee falls from scaffold while accessing ladder rungs an

Accident Summary Nr: 131702.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 12/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1506479.015	12/10/2020		236115	Wickman Construction And Real Estate Of Wisconsin Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 8, 2020, a 23-year-old male employee, employed by a construction company, was installing metal siding on a new commercial building. While stepping off the scaffold platform and reaching his foot around the end section ladder to step down onto a rung, the employee fell approximately ten feet. The fabricated frame scaffold equipment had not been assembled properly for safe use of the end-frame ladder rungs. Employees were required to step on the inside and top bars of the end frames while accessing or egressing the work platforms, exposing them to fall hazards. The employee fell from the scaffold end frame, sustaining a fracture to his right elbow and a head injury. Emergency services were called, and the employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Climbing, Elbow, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Installing, Ladder, Metal Siding, Scaffold

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1506479.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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