Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078961 - Employee Falls from an A-Frame Ladder, Sustains Lacerations

Accident Summary Nr: 201078961 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/20/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315348433	04/24/2013	1542	236220	Suffolk-Roel San Diego

Abstract: At about 12:30 p.m. on April 20, 2013, Employee #1, with Suffolk-Roel San Diego, was installing four pieces of angle iron to the ceiling of the second floor, to provide support to the decking where an opening was to be cut for an HVAC duct. Employee #1 was using a 12 ft A-frame ladder to reach his work. Employee#1 fell from the ladder between a metal scaffold and the ladder. He fell approximately nine feet. During the fall, Employee#1 struck the spreader bar on the ladder and the steel stud track on the concrete stem wall. Employee #1 sustained lacerations to his right thumb, hand, and the back side of his head and neck. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, AIR CONDITIONER, LADDER, THUMB, LACERATION, FALL, NECK, SPREADER BAR, HAND, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	45

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315348433			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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