Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201079670 - Employee Falls from Ladder and Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201079670 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/29/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317229490	08/29/2013	1761	238390	American Sheet Metal

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on July 29, 2013, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing metal sheet louvers on the west side of a building. The equipment and material used at the jobsite was a Werner 16-foot portable ladder (Model Number FE1016-2 MK 9, Part Number 100514-19 and Revision Number A-4) and 40-lb sheet metal louvers along with hand tools. While working from the ladder, it slipped on loose dirt on the ground, which caused him to lose his balance and tangle his left leg in the ladder, before falling down. He fell approximately 4.5 ft and struck the ground and fractured his leg. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized over seven days for surgery and treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, LADDER, METAL SHEET, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	5	55

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317229490			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheetmetal duct installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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