Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132593.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures hand

Accident Summary Nr: 132593.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511060.015	01/20/2021		236210	A & H Steel

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 12, 2021, Employee #1 was engaged in welding work for a water/sewer treatment plant construction project. He was welding embeds under the joist beams to support the joists. As he worked from a 28-foot extension ladder, the ladder slid back. The employee fell 7 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fracture to his hand that required surgery.

Keywords: Beam, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand, Joist, Slid, Unsecured, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1511060.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause:

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