Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132844.015 - Employee breaks wrist, bruises back in slip, fall off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 132844.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511878.015	01/27/2021		236118	William James Moore

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on September 9, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a residential remodeler was performing sanding. The employee had just finished for the day but noticed a spot was missed. As he climbed up the ladder, he lost his grip when his hand slipped from a rung, and he fell striking the floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken wrist and bruised back.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Fracture, Ladder, Remodel, Sanding, Slip, Slippery Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1511878.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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