Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201035458 - Employee fell from step ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201035458 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 08/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305474066	09/09/2003	1711	238220	Meshin Fire Control Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 21, 2003, a fire sprinkler fitter was working on the construction site of a new, four-story, multi-family assisted living residence. He was cutting a downcomer to the proper length in a mechanical unit closet in Room 305 in Building B. He was standing on the third step of a 6-foot high FRP step ladder. The ladder had been purchase one week prior. The employee stated that due to the size of the closet, he did not fully open the step ladder and the spreaders were not locked. The floor of the closet was approximately 8 inches higher that the surrounding floor and it is suspected that two of the legs of the ladder slipped off the closet floor. As a result, the employee fell off the ladder. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery on his neck, including having a metal plate inserted into his neck and back.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, NECK, PLUMBING, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305474066			Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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