Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050649 - Employee fractures vertebrae in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200050649 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 03/09/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116567355	03/11/1999	1711	0	Ray Martin Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a pipefitter, was working alone in a room on the north side of a courthouse construction site. He was on the sixth or seventh rung of a 10 ft stepladder and was reaching with both hands to piping and ductwork above him when he tried to take another step up the ladder. As he did so, Employee #1 inadvertently kicked the ladder out from under himself and fell approximately 6 ft onto the concrete floor. He suffered three fractured lumbar vertebrae, and was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, VERTEBRA, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116567355			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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