Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200534824 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Extension Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200534824 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316311315	02/01/2012	1751	238130	Wiebke Contracting Inc

Abstract: On January 30, 2012, Employee #1 was working from an extension ladder approximately 6 feet above ground level. Employee #1 was assigned the task of attaching metal siding to the side of a building. Employee #1 fell from the ladder and landed on top of some unguarded rebar and punctured his neck and jaw.

Keywords: REBAR, LADDER, LACERATION, ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316311315			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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