Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146412.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures right ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 146412.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/03/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572385.015	01/11/2022		238130	Ford Brothers Framing

Abstract: At 9:51 a.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee worked to repair a rough-framed closet door using a six-foot, A-frame ladder to access the top of the frame. The employee stood on the third rung, placed a board onto the frame with the right hand while attempting to grab the nail gun from the tool belt with the left hand. The employee became unbalanced and the employee while on the ladder approximately four feet. The employee was taken to the hospital for surgery to treat the employee's right ankle fracture.

Keywords: Ankle, Board, Climbing on Ladder, Fall, Fracture, Ladder, Nail gun, Reaching

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1572385.015	67	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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