Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132526.015 - Employee fractures wrist in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 132526.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1510711.015	01/20/2021		238310	Jaguar Drywall Of Ponte Vedra Beach, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:40 a.m. on January 8, 2021, Employee #1 was doing touch-up painting to the exterior of a two-story residential structure. He was climbing down a ladder that had been set up on the roof. However, the ladder's feet were positioned straight up instead of flat on the roof. The ladder moved, and the employee fell, a fall height of 6 to 7 feet to the next level. The employee required hospitalization for treatment of a fractured left wrist.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Fall, Fracture, Paint, Residential Construction, Roof, Unsecured, Wrist

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	1510711.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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