Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201073152 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201073152 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/22/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310819248	11/14/2008	1711	238220	Western Premier Plumbing

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday October 22, 2008, Employee #1, a plumber, was drilling holes for vertical waste and venting pipes in the top plate of a first floor apartment of a four-story apartment building undergoing construction. Employee #1 was using a portable drill to drill through two stacked 2-ft by 4-ft boards. The 2-in. waste pipe and 1-in. vent pipe was located behind the wall after the installation was completed. Employee #1 was standing on the top cap of a 6-ft. stepladder drilling up into the boards, when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a broken leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, STEPLADDER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PIPE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310819248			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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