Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082089 - Employee Loses Balance and Falls from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200082089 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 12/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308269216	12/07/2004	1741	238140	F.B. Mattson Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, working for F.B. Mattson Company Inc. in Hartford, CT, was snapping a vertical chalk line on an existing structure in preparation to assemble wooden forms for a new foundation. Employee #1 was working on a 24 ft extension ladder. As Employee #1 was reaching to his left to connect his chalk line, he lost his balance and fell 14 ft. Employee #1 landed on his wrist, suffering a fracture of his left hand. He was taken to a local hospital, were he was treated and later released.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, FALL, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308269216			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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