Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141739.015 - Employee fractures hip and leg in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 141739.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 12/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1566713.015	12/03/2021		237120	Kiewit Power Constructors Co.

Abstract: At 9:26 a.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was climbing a fixed ladder, when she was distracted by a coworker. The employee turned to look at the distraction and slipped and fell approximately 9 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to the right hip and leg.

Keywords: Climbing on Ladder, Concrete, Distracted, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fixed Ladder, Fracture, Hip, Ladder, Leg, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1566713.015	26	F	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineers	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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