Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132934.015 - Employee breaks leg, arm, injures stomach in fall off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 132934.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 11/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1507297.015	12/18/2020		238120	Jmr Iron Works Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on November 27, 2029, an employee working for a structural metal contractor was cutting and adjusting metal plating on a column for a multifamily residential foundation. While the employee was working, his ladder became unstable and lost its footing, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right leg, broken left arm and abdominal hemorrhaging.

Keywords: Abdomen, Adjust, Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Construction, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hemorrhage, Installing, Iron, Iron Worker, Ladder, Leg, Metal, Residential Construction, Slip, Slippery Surface, Stomach

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition				8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1507297.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause:

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