Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134538.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 134538.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1510902.015	01/22/2021		238210	Decker Electric Company, Inc. Electrical Contractor

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 19, 2021, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was installing wiring for the fire alarm system of a nine-story office building. He was working from an 8-foot fiberglass stepladder and measuring the distance to the wall with his tape measure. The ladder kicked out, causing the employee to fall, a fall height of 4 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a compound fracture of his right tibia and fibula bones just above his right ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Electrical Work, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fire Ext System, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Slip, Stepladder, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Other			9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1510902.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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