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Accident Summary Nr: 131777.015 - Ladder tip over leads to fall from elevated work area, emplo

Accident Summary Nr: 131777.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489663.015	08/25/2020		236115	Glb Builders Inc

Abstract: At 10:48 a.m. on March 9, 2020, Employee #1 was employed by a construction general contractor, while framing a two-story single-family residence. Employee #1 placed a six-foot ladder on the deck to reach the work, setting the ladder on a stack of plywood which was about two feet high. Employee stepped onto the ladder with one foot and the other foot slipped while on the stack of wood. The ladder tipped over causing Employee #1 to fall over the guardrails approximately 10-11 feet to the ground below. Employee #1 suffered hip and neck injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Framing, Hip, Ladder, Neck, Tips Over

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1489663.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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