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Accident Summary Nr: 146220.015 - Employee falls from stepladder and receives multiple injurie

Accident Summary Nr: 146220.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/21/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575014.015	01/27/2022		238220	Inspiration Plumbing, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 21, 2022, an employee installed a half-inch cold water, copper primer line on a trap line while standing on a twelve-foot stepladder. At some point, the employee fell and received fractures to the skull and fingers on the right hand, brain swelling, and a stroke that caused paralysis to the left side of their body. The employee was hospitalized to treat the injuries.

Keywords: Brain, Fall, Finger, Fracture, Installing, Paralysis, Pipe, Skull, Stepladder, Stroke

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1575014.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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