Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134316.015 - Employee falls from portable ladder, breaks wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 134316.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1521678.015	03/25/2021		238310	Horizon Drywall Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on March 15, 2021, an employee, working for a drywall contractor, was installing drywall on a residential construction project. The employee was hanging sheetrock in the garages of residential homes using a 4 feet tall portable trestle ladder and a portable powered corded hand tool, either a router or a hand drill. The employee was descending the portable trestle ladder while carrying a portable powered corded hand tool in the right hand and did not maintain three-points of contact when the employee slipped on the third rung/step below the top platform and fell approximately 2 feet 10.5 inches onto the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a broken left wrist.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Construction, Descending Ladder, Drill, Drywall, Fall, Fracture, Ladder, Residential Construction, Router, Sheetrock, Slip, Wrist

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1521678.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 3 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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