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Accident Summary Nr: 141440.015 - Employee installing sensor breaks wrists in fall off ladder
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1565583.015 | 10/07/2021 | 322212 | Accurate Box Company, Inc. |
Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on October 2, 2021, an employee who worked as a Construction Laborer for a contractor had been working at a manufacturing site installing a sensor. The employee was climbing a ladder to drill a hole on a beam. The ladder slipped and the employee fell along with the ladder to the concrete floor below. The employee broke both wrists and was hospitalized requiring surgery to his right arm.
Keywords:
Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Sensor, Slip, Slippery Surface, Wrist
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Other | 12 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1565583.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction Laborer | Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: |